India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Vietnam is among the top 20 countries in terms of Human Development Index (HDI) growth from 1990 to 2018, a new report says.

During the Cold War, the term "first world countries" was used. Now, it is used to describe countries with stable societies ...

The Human Development Report, which is issued annually by UNDP since 1990, is a composite index that reflects the well-being of peoples in the world through three dimensions (health, knowledge ...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool developed by the United Nations to measure and compare different countries’ levels of social and economic development.

Costa Rica climbed in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020 after the UN for the first time incorporated criteria on environmental protection in its measurement, placing the country as a leader in ...

The Human Development Report analyses development progress across a range of indicators known as the Human Development Index (HDI), which encompasses achievements in health and education, along with ...

Human progress retreats to 2016 levels by COVID, other crises: UN UNDP says the Human Development Index has declined for two straight years for the first time in its history.