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Most Developed Countries in the World

List of the most developed countries in the world.

List of the most developed countries in the world

The United Nations (UN) Report establishes the ranking of developed and underdeveloped countries in the world through the Human Development Index indicator . For the year 2017, the countries of Norway, Australia and Switzerland are the most developed countries in the world , according to this criterion. The Human Development Index is based on indicators such as population, health, education, employment, national wealth, average life expectancy, security, economic-social and environmental sustainability, gender differences, quality of human development and the perception of well-being. Taking into account these data, a value between 0 and 1 is established, which is given to each country, according to each of these parameters. Note for Portugal’s presence in this list of the most developed countries in the world , ranking 41st in this ranking established every year by the UN .

10th Netherlands

Opening this list of the 10 most developed countries in the World , the Netherlands is one of the countries with the Human Development Index with the highest value, with 0.931.

Netherlands

9th Singapore

Singapore is one of the most developed countries in the world , being one of the countries with the most emerging economy in the world.

8th Sweden

The Nordic country is one of the 50 most developed countries in the world according to the United Nations , with an HDI of 0.933.

7th Hong Kong

Hong Kong is the country outside Europe with the highest Human Development Index , being the 7th most developed country in the world .

6th Iceland

After a period of trouble, Iceland has reorganized itself and is, once again, among the 50 most developed countries in the world .

5th Germany

One of the economically strongest countries in the world is also one of the most developed countries according to United Nations data .

4th Ireland

Another European country in this list of the most developed countries in the world , with a value of 0.938 in the Human Development Index (HDI) .

3rd Australia

Australia is one of the most developed countries in the world , with a Human Development Index value of 0.939 , being one of the fastest growing countries in recent years.

2nd Switzerland

Switzerland is the 2nd most developed country in the world, with a value 9 thousandths below the country with the highest human development index (HDI) , Norway.

1st Norway

Norway is the most developed country in the world , with a Human Development Index (HDI) value of 0.953 , being one of the countries with the highest associated quality of life.

List of the 50 most developed countries in the world

Position Parents Human development Index
1 Norway 0.953
2 Switzerland 0.944
3 Australia 0.939
4 Ireland 0.938
5 Germany 0.936
6 Iceland 0.935
7 Hong Kong 0.933
8 Sweden 0.933
9 singapore 0.932
10 Netherlands 0.931
11 Denmark 0.929
12 Canada 0.926
13 USA 0.924
14 United Kingdom 0.922
15 Finland 0.920
16 New Zealand 0.917
17 Belgium 0.916
18 liechtenstein 0.916
19 Japan 0.909
20 Austria 0.908
21 Luxembourg 0.904
22 Israel 0.903
23 South Korea 0.903
24 France 0.901
25 Slovenia 0.896
26 Spain 0.891
27 Czech Republic 0.888
28 Italy 0.880
29 Malta 0.878
30 Estonia 0.871
31 Greece 0.870
32 Cyprus 0.869
33 Poland 0.865
34 United Arab Emirates 0.863
35 Andorra 0.858
36 Lithuania 0.858
37 Qatar 0.856
38 Slovakia 0.855
39 Brunei 0.853
40 Saudi Arabia 0.853
41 latvia 0.847
42 Portugal 0.847
43 Bahrain 0.846
44 Chile 0.843
45 Hungary 0.838
46 Croatia 0.831
47 Argentina 0.825
48 Oman 0.821
49 Russia 0.816
50 Montenegro 0.814
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