The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide.First score is the HDI ranking in 20071 Iceland 2 Norway 3 Australia 4 Canada (2006,NR 6) 5 Ireland 6 Sweden 7 Switzerland 8 Japan 9 Netherlands 10 France 11 Finland 12 United States (2006,nr 8) 13 Spain 14 Denmark 15 Austria 16 United Kingdom 17 Belgium 18 Luxembourg 19 New Zealand 20 Italy 21 Hong Kong SAR, China 22 Germany(Greater Middle East & North Africa)Israel (23) Cyprus (28) Kuwait (33) Qatar (35) United Arab Emirates (39) Bahrain (41) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (56) Oman (58) Saudi Arabia (61) Turkey (84) Jordan (86) Lebanon (88) Tunisia (91) Iran, Islamic Rep. of (94) Algeria (104) Occupied Palestinian Territories (106) Syrian Arab Republic (108) Egypt (112) Morocco (126)(2006,NR123) Pakistan (136) Mauritania (137) Sudan (147) Djibouti (149) Yemen (153)whole index http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics///en.yabiladi.com/topics/human-development-index-rankings-44-2225410-2225410.html#msg-2225410 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:36:31 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15