Human Development Report 2013

Human Development Report 2013

March 4, 2013

The 2013 Human Development Report – "The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World" – examines the profound shift in global dynamics driven by the fast-rising new powers of the developing world and its long-term implications for human development.

The Report identifies more than 40 countries in the developing world that have done better than had been expected in human development terms in recent decades, with their progress accelerating markedly over the past ten years. The Report analyzes the causes and consequences of these countries' achievements and the challenges that they face today and in the coming decades.

Each of these countries has its own unique history and has chosen its own distinct development pathway. Yet they share important characteristics and face many of the same challenges. They are also increasingly interconnected and interdependent.

The Report calls for far better representation of the South in global governance systems and points to potential new sources of financing within the South for essential public goods. With fresh analytical insights and clear proposals for policy reforms, the Report helps charts a course for people in all regions to face shared human development challenges together, fairly and effectively.


Highlights

· Today, the South as a whole produces about half of world economic output, up from about a third in 1990.

·  Latin America, in contrast to overall global trends, has seen income inequality fall since 2000.

·  There is a clear correlation between past public investment in social and physical infrastructure and progress on the Human Development Index.

·  Developing countries trade more among themselves than with the North, and this trend can go much further.

 

Human Development Index (HDI) - 2012 Rankings

 

Very High
Human Development

  1. Norway(link is external)
  2. Australia(link is external)
  3. United States(link is external)
  4. Netherlands(link is external)
  5. Germany(link is external)
  6. New Zealand(link is external)
  7. Ireland(link is external)
  8. Sweden(link is external)
  9. Switzerland(link is external)
  10. Japan(link is external)
  11. Canada(link is external)
  12. Korea (Republic of)(link is external)
  13. Hong Kong, China (SAR)(link is external)
  14. Iceland(link is external)
  15. Denmark(link is external)
  16. Israel(link is external)
  17. Belgium(link is external)
  18. Austria(link is external)
  19. Singapore(link is external)
  20. France(link is external)
  21. Finland(link is external)
  22. Slovenia(link is external)
  23. Spain(link is external)
  24. Liechtenstein(link is external)
  25. Italy(link is external)
  26. Luxembourg(link is external)
  27. United Kingdom(link is external)
  28. Czech Republic(link is external)
  29. Greece(link is external)
  30. Brunei Darussalam(link is external)
  31. Cyprus(link is external)
  32. Malta(link is external)
  33. Andorra(link is external)
  34. Estonia(link is external)
  35. Slovakia(link is external)
  36. Qatar(link is external)
  37. Hungary(link is external)
  38. Barbados(link is external)
  39. Poland(link is external)
  40. Chile(link is external)
  41. Lithuania(link is external)
  42. United Arab Emirates(link is external)
  43. Portugal(link is external)
  44. Latvia(link is external)
  45. Argentina(link is external)
  46. Seychelles(link is external)
  47. Croatia(link is external)

High
Human Development

  1. Bahrain(link is external)
  2. Bahamas(link is external)
  3. Belarus(link is external)
  4. Uruguay(link is external)
  5. Montenegro(link is external)
  6. Palau(link is external)
  7. Kuwait(link is external)
  8. Russian Federation(link is external)
  9. Romania(link is external)
  10. Bulgaria(link is external)
  11. Saudi Arabia(link is external)
  12. Cuba(link is external)
  13. Panama(link is external)
  14. Mexico(link is external)
  15. Costa Rica(link is external)
  16. Grenada(link is external)
  17. Libya(link is external)
  18. Malaysia(link is external)
  19. Serbia(link is external)
  20. Antigua and Barbuda(link is external)
  21. Trinidad and Tobago(link is external)
  22. Kazakhstan(link is external)
  23. Albania(link is external)
  24. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)(link is external)
  25. Dominica(link is external)
  26. Georgia(link is external)
  27. Lebanon(link is external)
  28. Saint Kitts and Nevis(link is external)
  29. Iran (Islamic Republic of)(link is external)
  30. Peru(link is external)
  31. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(link is external)
  32. Ukraine(link is external)
  33. Mauritius(link is external)
  34. Bosnia and Herzegovina(link is external)
  35. Azerbaijan(link is external)
  36. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(link is external)
  37. Oman(link is external)
  38. Brazil(link is external)
  39. Jamaica(link is external)
  40. Armenia(link is external)
  41. Saint Lucia(link is external)
  42. Ecuador(link is external)
  43. Turkey(link is external)
  44. Colombia(link is external)
  45. Sri Lanka(link is external)
  46. Algeria(link is external)
  47. Tunisia (link is external)

Medium
Human Development

  1. Tonga(link is external)
  2. Belize(link is external)
  3. Dominican Republic(link is external)
  4. Fiji(link is external)
  5. Samoa(link is external)
  6. Jordan(link is external)
  7. China(link is external)
  8. Turkmenistan(link is external)
  9. Thailand(link is external)
  10. Maldives(link is external)
  11. Suriname(link is external)
  12. Gabon(link is external)
  13. El Salvador(link is external)
  14. Bolivia (Plurinational State of)(link is external)
  15. Mongolia(link is external)
  16. Palestine (State of)(link is external)
  17. Paraguay(link is external)
  18. Egypt(link is external)
  19. Moldova (Republic of)(link is external)
  20. Philippines(link is external)
  21. Uzbekistan(link is external)
  22. Syrian Arab Republic(link is external)
  23. Micronesia (Federated States of)(link is external)
  24. Guyana(link is external)
  25. Botswana(link is external)
  26. Honduras(link is external)
  27. Indonesia(link is external)
  28. Kiribati(link is external)
  29. South Africa(link is external)
  30. Vanuatu(link is external)
  31. Kyrgyzstan(link is external)
  32. Tajikistan(link is external)
  33. Viet Nam(link is external)
  34. Namibia(link is external)
  35. Nicaragua(link is external)
  36. Morocco(link is external)
  37. Iraq(link is external)
  38. Cape Verde(link is external)
  39. Guatemala(link is external)
  40. Timor-Leste(link is external)
  41. Ghana(link is external)
  42. Equatorial Guinea(link is external)
  43. India(link is external)
  44. Cambodia(link is external)
  45. Lao People's Democratic Republic(link is external)
  46. Bhutan(link is external)
  47. Swaziland(link is external)

Low
Human Development

  1. Congo(link is external)
  2. Solomon Islands(link is external)
  3. São Tomé and Príncipe(link is external)
  4. Kenya(link is external)
  5. Bangladesh(link is external)
  6. Pakistan(link is external)
  7. Angola(link is external)
  8. Myanmar(link is external)
  9. Cameroon(link is external)
  10. Madagascar(link is external)
  11. Tanzania (United Republic of)(link is external)
  12. Nigeria(link is external)
  13. Senegal(link is external)
  14. Mauritania(link is external)
  15. Papua New Guinea(link is external)
  16. Nepal(link is external)
  17. Lesotho(link is external)
  18. Togo(link is external)
  19. Yemen(link is external)
  20. Haiti(link is external)
  21. Uganda(link is external)
  22. Zambia(link is external)
  23. Djibouti(link is external)
  24. Gambia(link is external)
  25. Benin(link is external)
  26. Rwanda(link is external)
  27. Côte d'Ivoire(link is external)
  28. Comoros(link is external)
  29. Malawi(link is external)
  30. Sudan(link is external)
  31. Zimbabwe(link is external)
  32. Ethiopia(link is external)
  33. Liberia(link is external)
  34. Afghanistan(link is external)
  35. Guinea-Bissau(link is external)
  36. Sierra Leone(link is external)
  37. Burundi(link is external)
  38. Guinea(link is external)
  39. Central African Republic(link is external)
  40. Eritrea(link is external)
  41. Mali(link is external)
  42. Burkina Faso(link is external)
  43. Chad(link is external)
  44. Mozambique(link is external)
  45. Congo (Democratic Republic of the)(link is external)
  46. Niger(link is external)