The following is the list of ASEAN countries by the Human Development Index as well as when it's adjusted by inequality.[1] As of the latest report, Singapore has the highest HDI in ASEAN and Asia in general at 0.938, and Myanmar has the lowest HDI in ASEAN at 0.583. The inequality-adjusted report also has Singapore at the top with 0.823, and Myanmar having the lowest with 0.445.[2]

Standard HDI

List

Rank Country HDI
2021 data (2022 report) rankings
Members
Very high human development
1  Singapore 0.939
2  Brunei 0.829
3  Malaysia 0.803
4  Thailand 0.800
High human development
―  ASEAN (average) 0.726
5  Indonesia 0.705
6  Vietnam 0.703
Medium human development
7  Philippines 0.699
8  Laos 0.607
9  Cambodia 0.593
10  Myanmar 0.585
Observers
Medium human development
8  East Timor 0.607
11  Papua New Guinea 0.558

Map

This map shows the countries by its Human Development Index, The color indicators are as follows:

  Very High Human Development   High Human Development   Medium Human Development

Inequality-adjusted HDI

List

Rank Country HDI
2021 data (2022 report) rankings
Members
Very high human development
1  Singapore 0.817
Medium human development
2  Thailand 0.686
3  Vietnam 0.602
4  Indonesia 0.585
5  Philippines 0.574
―  ASEAN (average) 0.587
Low human development
6  Cambodia 0.479
7  Laos 0.459
Observers
Low human development
8  Papua New Guinea 0.397

Please note: IHDI data 2021 is not available for Brunei, Malaysia, and East Timor.

Map

This map shows the countries by its inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, The color indicators are as follows:

  Very High Human Development   Medium Human Development   Low Human Development

See also

References

  1. ^ "Human Development Reports" (PDF). hdr.undp.org.
  2. ^ "Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)". hdr.undp.org. UNDP. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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