The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and ...

This paper is authored by Janak Raj, senior fellow and Indramani Tiwari, research analyst, CSEP, New Delhi.

Bhutan achieved a significant milestone in 2023 by climbing to the 125th position out of 193 countries in the Global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development ...

Each year, the United Nations Development Program produces the Human Development Report. This is a compilation of country-level data around education, health, and economic security that aspires to ...

India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released on Tuesday by the UN Development Programme.

The 2026 Report is the final installment in a trilogy on development through uncertainty, building on the 2023–24 HDR on political polarization and the 2025 HDR on AI-driven transformations. This ...

University of British Columbia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of British Columbia provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Somalia ranks among ...