UN Human Development Index 2008

Very high human development (developed countries)


Rank Country HDI

2007 data Change compared to 2006 data 2007 data

[2][nb 1] Change compared to 2006 data

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1 ▬ Norway 0.971 ▲ 0.001

2 ▬ Australia 0.970 ▲ 0.002

3 ▬ Iceland 0.969 ▲ 0.002

4 ▬ Canada 0.966 ▲ 0.001

5 ▬ Ireland 0.965 ▲ 0.001

6 ▲ (1) Netherlands 0.964 ▲ 0.003

7 ▼ (1) Sweden 0.963 ▲ 0.002

8 ▲ (3) France 0.961 ▲ 0.003

9 ▬ Switzerland 0.960 ▲ 0.001

10 ▬ Japan 0.960 ▲ 0.002

11 ▼ (3) Luxembourg 0.960 ▲ 0.001

12 ▲ (1) Finland 0.959 ▲ 0.004

13 ▼ (1) United States 0.956 ▲ 0.001

14 ▲ (2) Austria 0.955 ▲ 0.003

15 ▬ Spain 0.955 ▲ 0.003


copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index