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Human development 

Indicators of development

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross National Product (GNP)
GNP per capita
Birth and death rates
The Human Development Index (HDI)
Infant mortality rate
Literacy rate
Life expectancy

The Four Levels of the Human Development Index (HDI)

Low human development (0-0.55)
Medium human development (0.55-0.70)
High human development (0.70-0.80)
Very high human development (0.80-1.0)

Countries with the Highest Human Development Index (HDI)

Norway 957
Ireland 955
Switzerland 955
Hong Kong (China) 949
Iceland 949
Germany 947
Sweden 945
Australia 944
Netherlands 944
Denmark 940

Countries with the lowest Human Development Index (HDI)

180 Eritrea 0,459
181 Mozambique 0,456
182 Burkina Faso 0,452
182 Sierra Leone 0,452
184 Mali 0,434
185 Burundi 0,433
185 South Sudan 0,433
187 Chad 0,398
188 Central African Republic 0,397
189 Niger 0,394