How the countries rate
Irish Times
Jul 16, 2004
World rankings of the 2004 Human Development index
The index is based on per-capita income as well as educational levels, health
care and life expectancy:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. US
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland 12. Britain 13. Finland 14. Austria 15. Luxembourg 16. France
17. Denmark 18. New Zealand 19. Germany 20. Spain 21. Italy 22. Israel 23.
Hong Kong 24. Greece 25. Singapore 26. Portugal 27. Slovenia 28. South Korea 29.
Barbados 30. Cyprus 31. Malta 32. Czech Republic 33. Brunei 34. Argentina 35.
Seychelles 36. Estonia 37. Poland 38. Hungary 39. St. Kitts and Nevis 40.
Bahrain 41. Lithuania 42. Slovakia 43. Chile 44. Kuwait 45. Costa Rica 46.
Uruguay 47. Qatar 48. Croatia 49. United Arab Emirates 50. Latvia 51. Bahamas 52.
Cuba 53. Mexico 54. Trinidad and Tobago 55. Antigua and Barbuda 56. Bulgaria 57.
Russia 58. Libya 59. Malaysia 60. Macedonia 61. Panama 62. Belarus 63. Tonga
64. Mauritius 65. Albania 66. Bosnia and Herzegovina 67. Suriname 68.
Venezuela 69. Romania 70. Ukraine 71. Saint Lucia 72. Brazil 73. Colombia 74. Oman 75.
Western Samoa 76. Thailand 77. Saudi Arabia 78. Kazakhstan 79. Jamaica 80.
Lebanon 81. Fiji 82. Armenia 83. Philippines 84. Maldives 85. Peru 86.
Turkmenistan 87. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 88. Turkey 89. Paraguay 90. Jordan 91.
Azerbaijan 92. Tunisia 93. Grenada 94. China 95. Dominica 96. Sri Lanka 97.
Georgia 98. Dominican Republic 99. Belize 100. Ecuador 101. Iran 102.
Palestinian Territories 103. El Salvador 104. Guyana 105. Cape Verde 106. Syria 107.
Uzbekistan 108. Algeria 109. Equatorial Guinea 110. Kyrgyzstan 111. Indonesia
112. Vietnam 113. Moldova 114. Bolivia 115. Honduras 116. Tajikistan 117.
Mongolia 118. Nicaragua 119. South Africa 120. Egypt 121. Guatemala 122. Gabon 123.
Sao Tome and Principe 124. Solomon Islands 125. Morocco 126. Namibia 127. India
128. Botswana 129. Vanuatu 130. Cambodia 131. Ghana 132. Myanmar 133. Papua
New Guinea 134. Bhutan 135. Laos 136. Comoros 137. Swaziland 138. Bangladesh
139. Sudan 140. Nepal 141. Cameroon 142. Pakistan 143. Togo 144. Republic of
Congo 145. Lesotho 146. Uganda 147. Zimbabwe 148. Kenya 149. Yemen 150.
Madagascar 151. Nigeria 152. Mauritania 153. Haiti 154. Djibouti 155. Gambia 156.
Eritrea 157. Senegal 158. East Timor 159. Rwanda 160. Guinea 161. Benin 162.
Tanzania 163. Ivory Coast 164. Zambia 165. Malawi 166. Angola 167. Chad 168.
Democratic Republic of Congo 169. Central African Republic 170. Ethiopia 171.
Mozambique 172. Guinea-Bissau 173. Burundi 174. Mali 175. Burkina Faso 176. Niger
177. Sierra Leone
Irish Times
Jul 16, 2004
World rankings of the 2004 Human Development index
The index is based on per-capita income as well as educational levels, health
care and life expectancy:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. US
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland 12. Britain 13. Finland 14. Austria 15. Luxembourg 16. France
17. Denmark 18. New Zealand 19. Germany 20. Spain 21. Italy 22. Israel 23.
Hong Kong 24. Greece 25. Singapore 26. Portugal 27. Slovenia 28. South Korea 29.
Barbados 30. Cyprus 31. Malta 32. Czech Republic 33. Brunei 34. Argentina 35.
Seychelles 36. Estonia 37. Poland 38. Hungary 39. St. Kitts and Nevis 40.
Bahrain 41. Lithuania 42. Slovakia 43. Chile 44. Kuwait 45. Costa Rica 46.
Uruguay 47. Qatar 48. Croatia 49. United Arab Emirates 50. Latvia 51. Bahamas 52.
Cuba 53. Mexico 54. Trinidad and Tobago 55. Antigua and Barbuda 56. Bulgaria 57.
Russia 58. Libya 59. Malaysia 60. Macedonia 61. Panama 62. Belarus 63. Tonga
64. Mauritius 65. Albania 66. Bosnia and Herzegovina 67. Suriname 68.
Venezuela 69. Romania 70. Ukraine 71. Saint Lucia 72. Brazil 73. Colombia 74. Oman 75.
Western Samoa 76. Thailand 77. Saudi Arabia 78. Kazakhstan 79. Jamaica 80.
Lebanon 81. Fiji 82. Armenia 83. Philippines 84. Maldives 85. Peru 86.
Turkmenistan 87. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 88. Turkey 89. Paraguay 90. Jordan 91.
Azerbaijan 92. Tunisia 93. Grenada 94. China 95. Dominica 96. Sri Lanka 97.
Georgia 98. Dominican Republic 99. Belize 100. Ecuador 101. Iran 102.
Palestinian Territories 103. El Salvador 104. Guyana 105. Cape Verde 106. Syria 107.
Uzbekistan 108. Algeria 109. Equatorial Guinea 110. Kyrgyzstan 111. Indonesia
112. Vietnam 113. Moldova 114. Bolivia 115. Honduras 116. Tajikistan 117.
Mongolia 118. Nicaragua 119. South Africa 120. Egypt 121. Guatemala 122. Gabon 123.
Sao Tome and Principe 124. Solomon Islands 125. Morocco 126. Namibia 127. India
128. Botswana 129. Vanuatu 130. Cambodia 131. Ghana 132. Myanmar 133. Papua
New Guinea 134. Bhutan 135. Laos 136. Comoros 137. Swaziland 138. Bangladesh
139. Sudan 140. Nepal 141. Cameroon 142. Pakistan 143. Togo 144. Republic of
Congo 145. Lesotho 146. Uganda 147. Zimbabwe 148. Kenya 149. Yemen 150.
Madagascar 151. Nigeria 152. Mauritania 153. Haiti 154. Djibouti 155. Gambia 156.
Eritrea 157. Senegal 158. East Timor 159. Rwanda 160. Guinea 161. Benin 162.
Tanzania 163. Ivory Coast 164. Zambia 165. Malawi 166. Angola 167. Chad 168.
Democratic Republic of Congo 169. Central African Republic 170. Ethiopia 171.
Mozambique 172. Guinea-Bissau 173. Burundi 174. Mali 175. Burkina Faso 176. Niger
177. Sierra Leone