Human Development Index - 2009 Report

2009 Report

The 2009 Human Development Report by UNDP was released on October 5, 2009, and covers the period up to 2007. It was titled "Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development". The top countries by HDI were grouped in a new category called "Very High Human Development". The report refers to these countries as developed countries. They are:

  1. Norway 0.971 ( 1)
  2. Australia 0.970 ( 2)
  3. Iceland 0.969 ( 2)
  4. Canada 0.966 ( 1)
  5. Ireland 0.965
  6. Netherlands 0.964
  7. Sweden 0.963
  8. France 0.961 ( 3)
  9. Switzerland 0.960 ( 1)
  10. Japan 0.960 ( 2)
  11. Luxembourg 0.960 ( 2)
  12. Finland 0.959
  13. United States 0.956 ( 2)
  1. Austria 0.955
  2. Spain 0.955 ( 1)
  3. Denmark 0.955 ( 2)
  4. Belgium 0.953
  5. Italy 0.951 ( 1)
  6. Liechtenstein 0.951 ( 1)
  7. New Zealand 0.950
  8. United Kingdom 0.947
  9. Germany 0.947
  10. Singapore 0.944 ( 1)
  11. Hong Kong 0.944 ( 1)
  12. Greece 0.942
  13. South Korea 0.937
  1. Israel 0.935 ( 1)
  2. Andorra 0.934 ( 1)
  3. Slovenia 0.929
  4. Brunei 0.920
  5. Kuwait 0.916
  6. Cyprus 0.914
  7. Qatar 0.910 ( 1)
  8. Portugal 0.909 ( 1)
  9. United Arab Emirates 0.903 ( 2)
  10. Czech Republic 0.903
  11. Libya 0.903 ( 2)
  12. Malta 0.902 ( 3)

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