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

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

This research uses panel data to explore inferences about human development associated with two different formulations of the Human Development Index (HDI). The first is the standard HDI as computed ...

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 ...