Composite indicators have become an indispensable tool to synthesise multifaceted data into a single, interpretable metric for assessing human development. The construction of these indicators ...

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 ...

For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations' annual index of countries based on indicators of well-being and quality of life. Countries with more poverty ...

The Human Development Data (HDD) of the United Nation is the integrated database for the Human Development Reports created in 1990. This database provides statistics essential for economic, ...

Dear Editor, IN his call for a data-driven analysis of the human development condition in Guyana, Dr. Ramesh Gampat correctly identifies that meaningful ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. The Human Development Index evaluates individual human development in ...

Srilanka, May 8 -- Sri Lanka ranks 89th among the 193 countries featured in the 2025 Human Development Index (HDI) released recently by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Sri Lanka leads ...

Nigeria consistently features in the lower rungs of the global ladder of human development index (HDI) including maternal and child health and access to education, among others. But Co-chair of the ...

The 2025 Human Development Report shows that human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown. According to a new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...