| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 2 | Albania | HDI | 0.733 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 92 | ||
| 3 | Algeria | HDI | 0.697 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 106 | ||
| 4 | Andorra | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 5 | Angola | HDI | 0.403 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 161 | ||
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | HDI | 0.800 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 52 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | HDI | 0.844 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 34 | ||
| 8 | Armenia | HDI | 0.754 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 76 | ||
| 9 | Australia | HDI | 0.939 | HDI | 5 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 5 | |
| 10 | Austria | HDI | 0.926 | HDI | 15 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 15 | |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | HDI | 0.741 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 88 | ||
| 12 | Bahamas | HDI | 0.826 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 41 | ||
| 13 | Bahrain | HDI | 0.831 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 39 | ||
| 14 | Bangladesh | HDI | 0.478 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 145 | ||
| 15 | Barbados | HDI | 0.871 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 31 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | HDI | 0.788 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 56 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | HDI | 0.939 | HDI | 4 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 4 | |
| 18 | Belize | HDI | 0.784 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 58 | ||
| 19 | Benin | HDI | 0.420 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 158 | ||
| 20 | Bhutan | HDI | 0.494 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 140 | ||
| 21 | Bolivia | HDI | 0.653 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 114 | ||
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 23 | Botswana | HDI | 0.572 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 126 | ||
| 24 | Brazil | HDI | 0.757 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 73 | ||
| 25 | Brunei | HDI | 0.856 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 32 | ||
| 26 | Bulgaria | HDI | 0.779 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 62 | ||
| 27 | Burkina Faso | HDI | 0.325 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 169 | ||
| 28 | Burundi | HDI | 0.313 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 171 | ||
| 29 | Cambodia | HDI | 0.543 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 130 | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | HDI | 0.512 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 135 | ||
| 31 | Canada | HDI | 0.940 | HDI | 3 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 3 | |
| 32 | Cape Verde | HDI | 0.715 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 100 | ||
| 33 | Central African Republic | HDI | 0.375 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 165 | ||
| 34 | Chad | HDI | 0.365 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 166 | ||
| 35 | Chile | HDI | 0.831 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 38 | ||
| 36 | China | HDI | 0.726 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 96 | ||
| 37 | Colombia | HDI | 0.772 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 68 | ||
| 38 | Comoros | HDI | 0.511 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 137 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | HDI | 0.512 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 136 | ||
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | HDI | 0.431 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 155 | ||
| 41 | Costa Rica | HDI | 0.820 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 43 | ||
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | HDI | 0.428 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 156 | ||
| 43 | Croatia | HDI | 0.809 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 48 | ||
| 44 | Cuba | HDI | 0.795 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 55 | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | HDI | 0.883 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 26 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | HDI | 0.849 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 33 | ||
| 47 | Denmark | HDI | 0.926 | HDI | 14 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 14 | |
| 48 | Djibouti | HDI | 0.445 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 149 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | HDI | 0.779 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 61 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | HDI | 0.727 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 94 | ||
| 51 | East Timor | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | HDI | 0.732 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 93 | ||
| 53 | Egypt | HDI | 0.642 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 115 | ||
| 54 | El Salvador | HDI | 0.706 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 104 | ||
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | HDI | 0.679 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 111 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | HDI | 0.421 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 157 | ||
| 57 | Estonia | HDI | 0.826 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 42 | ||
| 58 | Ethiopia | HDI | 0.327 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 168 | ||
| 59 | Fiji Islands | HDI | 0.758 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 72 | ||
| 60 | Finland | HDI | 0.930 | HDI | 10 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 10 | |
| 61 | France | HDI | 0.928 | HDI | 12 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 12 | |
| 62 | Gabon | HDI | 0.637 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 117 | ||
| 63 | Gambia | HDI | 0.405 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 160 | ||
| 64 | Georgia | HDI | 0.748 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 81 | ||
| 65 | Germany | HDI | 0.925 | HDI | 17 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 17 | |
| 66 | Ghana | HDI | 0.548 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 129 | ||
| 67 | Greece | HDI | 0.885 | HDI | 24 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 24 | |
| 68 | Grenada | HDI | 0.747 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 83 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | HDI | 0.631 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 120 | ||
| 70 | Guinea | HDI | 0.414 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 159 | ||
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | HDI | 0.349 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 167 | ||
| 72 | Guyana | HDI | 0.708 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 103 | ||
| 73 | Haiti | HDI | 0.471 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 146 | ||
| 74 | Honduras | HDI | 0.638 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 116 | ||
| 75 | Hungary | HDI | 0.835 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 35 | ||
| 76 | Iceland | HDI | 0.936 | HDI | 7 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 7 | |
| 77 | India | HDI | 0.577 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 124 | ||
| 78 | Indonesia | HDI | 0.684 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 110 | ||
| 79 | Iran | HDI | 0.721 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 98 | ||
| 80 | Iraq | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 81 | Ireland | HDI | 0.925 | HDI | 18 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 18 | |
| 82 | Israel | HDI | 0.896 | HDI | 22 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 22 | |
| 83 | Italy | HDI | 0.913 | HDI | 20 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 20 | |
| 84 | Jamaica | HDI | 0.742 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 86 | ||
| 85 | Japan | HDI | 0.933 | HDI | 9 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 9 | |
| 86 | Jordan | HDI | 0.717 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 99 | ||
| 87 | Kazakhstan | HDI | 0.750 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 79 | ||
| 88 | Kenya | HDI | 0.513 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 134 | ||
| 89 | Kiribati | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 90 | Korea, North | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 91 | Korea, South | HDI | 0.882 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 27 | ||
| 92 | Kuwait | HDI | 0.813 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 45 | ||
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | HDI | 0.712 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 102 | ||
| 94 | Laos | HDI | 0.485 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 143 | ||
| 95 | Latvia | HDI | 0.800 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 53 | ||
| 96 | Lebanon | HDI | 0.755 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 75 | ||
| 97 | Lesotho | HDI | 0.535 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 132 | ||
| 98 | Liberia | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 99 | Libya | HDI | 0.773 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 64 | ||
| 100 | Liechtenstein | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | HDI | 0.808 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 49 | ||
| 102 | Luxembourg | HDI | 0.925 | HDI | 16 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 16 | |
| 103 | Macedonia | HDI | 0.772 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 65 | ||
| 104 | Madagascar | HDI | 0.469 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 147 | ||
| 105 | Malawi | HDI | 0.400 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 163 | ||
| 106 | Malaysia | HDI | 0.782 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 59 | ||
| 107 | Maldives | HDI | 0.743 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 84 | ||
| 108 | Mali | HDI | 0.386 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 164 | ||
| 109 | Malta | HDI | 0.875 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 30 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | HDI | 0.438 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 152 | ||
| 112 | Mauritius | HDI | 0.772 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 67 | ||
| 113 | Mexico | HDI | 0.796 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 54 | ||
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 115 | Moldova | HDI | 0.701 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 105 | ||
| 116 | Monaco | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | HDI | 0.655 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 113 | ||
| 118 | Morocco | HDI | 0.602 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 123 | ||
| 119 | Mozambique | HDI | 0.322 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 170 | ||
| 120 | Myanmar | HDI | 0.552 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 127 | ||
| 121 | Namibia | HDI | 0.610 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 122 | ||
| 122 | Nauru | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 123 | Nepal | HDI | 0.490 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 142 | ||
| 124 | Netherlands | HDI | 0.935 | HDI | 8 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 8 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | HDI | 0.917 | HDI | 19 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 19 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | HDI | 0.635 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 118 | ||
| 127 | Niger | HDI | 0.277 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 172 | ||
| 128 | Nigeria | HDI | 0.462 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 148 | ||
| 129 | Norway | HDI | 0.942 | HDI | 1 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 1 | |
| 130 | Oman | HDI | 0.751 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 78 | ||
| 131 | Pakistan | HDI | 0.499 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 138 | ||
| 132 | Palau | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 133 | Panama | HDI | 0.787 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 57 | ||
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | HDI | 0.535 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 133 | ||
| 135 | Paraguay | HDI | 0.740 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 90 | ||
| 136 | Peru | HDI | 0.747 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 82 | ||
| 137 | Philippines | HDI | 0.754 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 77 | ||
| 138 | Poland | HDI | 0.833 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 37 | ||
| 139 | Portugal | HDI | 0.880 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 28 | ||
| 140 | Qatar | HDI | 0.803 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 51 | ||
| 141 | Romania | HDI | 0.775 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 63 | ||
| 142 | Russia | HDI | 0.781 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 60 | ||
| 143 | Rwanda | HDI | 0.403 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 162 | ||
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | HDI | 0.814 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 44 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | HDI | 0.772 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 66 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | HDI | 0.733 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 91 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | HDI | 0.715 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 101 | ||
| 148 | San Marino | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | HDI | 0.632 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 119 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | HDI | 0.759 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 71 | ||
| 151 | Senegal | HDI | 0.431 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 154 | ||
| 152 | Seychelles | HDI | 0.811 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 47 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | HDI | 0.275 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 173 | ||
| 154 | Singapore | HDI | 0.885 | HDI | 25 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 25 | |
| 155 | Slovakia | HDI | 0.835 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 36 | ||
| 156 | Slovenia | HDI | 0.879 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 29 | ||
| 157 | Solomon Islands | HDI | 0.622 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 121 | ||
| 158 | Somalia | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 159 | South Africa | HDI | 0.695 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 107 | ||
| 160 | Spain | HDI | 0.913 | HDI | 21 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 21 | |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | HDI | 0.741 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 89 | ||
| 162 | Sudan | HDI | 0.499 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 139 | ||
| 163 | Suriname | HDI | 0.756 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 74 | ||
| 164 | Swaziland | HDI | 0.577 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 125 | ||
| 165 | Sweden | HDI | 0.941 | HDI | 2 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 2 | |
| 166 | Switzerland | HDI | 0.928 | HDI | 11 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 11 | |
| 167 | Syria | HDI | 0.691 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 108 | ||
| 168 | Tajikistan | HDI | 0.667 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 112 | ||
| 169 | Tanzania | HDI | 0.440 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 151 | ||
| 170 | Thailand | HDI | 0.762 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 70 | ||
| 171 | Togo | HDI | 0.493 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 141 | ||
| 172 | Tonga | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | HDI | 0.805 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 50 | ||
| 174 | Tunisia | HDI | 0.722 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 97 | ||
| 175 | Turkey | HDI | 0.742 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 85 | ||
| 176 | Turkmenistan | HDI | 0.741 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 87 | ||
| 177 | Tuvalu | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 178 | Uganda | HDI | 0.444 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 150 | ||
| 179 | Ukraine | HDI | 0.748 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 80 | ||
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | HDI | 0.812 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 46 | ||
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | HDI | 0.928 | HDI | 13 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 13 | |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | HDI | 0.939 | HDI | 6 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 6 | |
| 183 | Uruguay | HDI | 0.831 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 40 | ||
| 184 | Uzbekistan | HDI | 0.727 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 95 | ||
| 185 | Vanuatu | HDI | 0.542 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 131 | ||
| 186 | Vatican | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | HDI | 0.770 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 69 | ||
| 188 | Vietnam | HDI | 0.688 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 109 | ||
| 189 | Yemen | HDI | 0.479 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 144 | ||
| 190 | Yugoslavia | HDI | na | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 191 | Zambia | HDI | 0.433 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 153 | ||
| 192 | Zimbabwe | HDI | 0.551 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 128 | ||
| 193 | World | HDI | 0.722 | HDI | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 193 |