Rank Country HDI New 2013 estimates for 2012 Very high human development 1 Australia 0.938 2 New Zealand 0.919 3 Japan 0.912 4 South Korea 0.909 5 Hong Kong 0.906 6 Israel 0.900 7 Singapore 0.895 8 Taiwan 0.890 9 Brunei 0.855 10 Cyprus 0.848 10 lowest HDIs Rank Country HDI New 2013 estimates for 2012 Low human development 1 Afghanistan 0.374 2 Yemen 0.458 3 Nepal 0.463 4 Papua New Guinea 0.466 5 Burma 0.498 6 Pakistan 0.515 7 Solomon Islands 0.530 Medium human development 8 Bhutan 0.538 9 Laos 0.543 9 Samdech Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister-president Low human development Rank Country HDI New 2013 Estimates for 2012 [1] Change in rank between 2013 report to 2011 report[1] New 2013 Estimates for 2012 [1] Change compared between 2012 data and corrected 2010 data [1] 142 Decrease (5) Republic of the Congo 0.534 Increase 0.005 143 Decrease (1) Solomon Islands 0.530 Increase 0.008 144 Decrease (1) São Tomé and Príncipe 0.525 Increase 0.005 145 Decrease (2) Kenya 0.519 Increase 0.008 146 Steady Bangladesh 0.515 Increase 0.007 146 Decrease (1) Pakistan 0.515 Increase 0.003 148 Steady Angola 0.508 Increase 0.006 149 Steady Burma 0.498 Increase 0.008 150 Steady Cameroon 0.495 Increase 0.007 151 Steady Madagascar 0.483 Decrease 0.001 152 Steady Tanzania 0.476 Increase 0.010 153 Increase (2) Nigeria 0.471 Increase 0.009 154 Increase (1) Senegal 0.470 Steady 155 Increase (4) Mauritania 0.467 Increase 0.003 156 Decrease (4) Papua New Guinea 0.466 Increase 0.008 157 Steady Nepal 0.463 Increase 0.005 158 Increase (2) Lesotho 0.461 Increase 0.009 159 Increase (3) Togo 0.459 Increase 0.007 160 Decrease (6) Yemen 0.458 N/A 161 Decrease (3) Haiti 0.456 Increase 0.006 161 Steady Uganda 0.456 Increase 0.006 163 Increase (1) Zambia 0.448 N/A 164 Steady Djibouti 0.445 Increase 0.014 Rank Country HDI New 2013 Estimates for 2012 [1] Change in rank between 2013 report to 2011 report[1] New 2013 Estimates for 2012 [1] Change compared between 2012 data and corrected 2010 data [1] 165 Increase (3) Gambia 0.439 Increase 0.002 166 Increase (1) Benin 0.436 Increase 0.004 167 Decrease (1) Rwanda 0.434 Increase 0.009 168 Increase (2) Côte dIvoire 0.432 Increase 0.005 169 Decrease (6) Comoros 0.429 Increase 0.003 170 Steady Malawi 0.418 Increase 0.005 171 Decrease (2) Sudan 0.414 Increase 0.003 172 Increase (1) Zimbabwe 0.397 Decrease 0.001 173 Increase (1) Ethiopia 0.396 Increase 0.009 174 Increase (8) Liberia 0.388 Increase 0.021 175 Decrease (3) Afghanistan 0.374 Increase 0.006 176 Steady Guinea-Bissau 0.364 Increase 0.003 177 Increase (3) Sierra Leone 0.359 Increase 0.013 178 Increase (7) Burundi 0.355 Increase 0.007 178 Steady Guinea 0.355 Increase 0.006 180 Decrease (1) Central African Republic 0.352 Increase 0.008 181 Decrease (4) Eritrea 0.351 Increase 0.009 182 Decrease (7) Mali 0.344 Steady 183 Decrease (2) Burkina Faso 0.343 Increase 0.009 184 Decrease (1) Chad 0.340 Increase 0.004 185 Decrease (1) Mozambique 0.327 Increase 0.009 186 Increase (1) Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.304 Increase 0.009 187 Steady Niger 0.304 Increase 0.006
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