Indian states by HDI (UNDP method, 2018)
India States and Union Territories by Human Development Index (NSC method, 2017–18)
Indian states by HDI (NSC method, 2017–18)

This article lists the Human Development Index (HDI) rating of the States and union territories of India.

HDI is a composite index that takes into consideration health, education and income.

The national average HDI for India in 2008 was 0.467.[1] By 2010, its average HDI had risen to 0.519.[2][3] UNDP, the sponsor of the Human Development Index methodology since 1990, reported India's HDI to be 0.554 for 2012,[4] an 18% increase over its 2008 HDI. The United Nations declared India's HDI to be 0.586 in 2014,[5] a 5.77% increase over 2012. As for the year 2018, HDI for India stood at 0.645.[6][7][8]

HDI (UNDP method)

States and union
territories of India
ordered by

The following values are estimates from 2021 calculated by Global Data Lab,[9] using the same method of calculation as UNDP.[10] It is important to note that other sources report different HDI rankings (typically higher).

Rank State/Union Territory HDI (2021) Country comparison
High Human Development
1 Kerala 0.752 Colombia
2 Goa 0.751 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Chandigarh 0.744 Azerbaijan
4 Delhi 0.730 Fiji
5 Puducherry 0.726 Uzbekistan
6 Lakshadweep 0.715 Palestine
7 Himachal Pradesh 0.703 Vietnam
8 Sikkim 0.702 Vietnam
Medium Human Development
9 Jammu and Kashmir 0.699 Philippines
10 Punjab 0.694 Botswana
11 Haryana 0.691 Venezuela
12 Maharashtra 0.688 Iraq
13 Mizoram
14 Tamil Nadu 0.686
15 Manipur 0.678 El Salvador
16 Uttarakhand 0.672
17 Nagaland 0.670 Nicaragua
18 Karnataka 0.667
19 Arunachal Pradesh 0.665 Bhutan
20 Daman and Diu 0.661 Bangladesh
21 Telangana 0.647 Tuvalu
22 Meghalaya 0.643
23 Rajasthan 0.638 Marshall Islands
24 Gujarat 0.638
–  India (average) 0.633 Ghana
25 Andhra Pradesh 0.630
26 Tripura 0.629 Micronesia
27 West Bengal 0.624 Kiribati
28 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.620 Honduras
29 Chhattisgarh 0.605 Laos
30 Assam 0.597 Eswatini
31 Odisha
32 Madhya Pradesh 0.596 Equatorial Guinea
33 Uttar Pradesh 0.592 Cambodia
34 Jharkhand 0.589 Zimbabwe
35 Bihar 0.571 Republic of the Congo

HDI (NSC method)

The following values are estimates from 2017 to 2018 calculated by the National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India.[11] These values were calculated based on a modified version of the UNDP method of calculation, using per-capita Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the national currency to measure the "decent standard of living" component of HDI, rather than per-capita Gross National Income (GNI) in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) US dollars.[12][13]

Rank State/Union Territory HDI (2017–2018)
Very High Human Development
1 Delhi 0.839
2 Chandigarh 0.827
3 Goa 0.806
High Human Development
4 Kerala 0.775
5 Sikkim 0.764
6 Himachal Pradesh 0.761
7 Uttarakhand 0.758
8 Puducherry 0.752
9 Maharashtra 0.750
10 Mizoram 0.747
11 Tamil Nadu 0.738
12 Punjab 0.738
13 Haryana 0.724
14 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.707
15 Karnataka 0.706
16 Telangana 0.705
17 Meghalaya 0.704
Medium Human Development
18 Gujarat 0.698
19 Daman and Diu 0.695
20 Lakshadweep 0.687
21 Manipur 0.686
22 Arunachal Pradesh 0.684
23 Nagaland 0.678
24 West Bengal 0.674
–  India (average) 0.672
25 Tripura 0.667
26 Jammu and Kashmir 0.663
27 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.662
28 Assam 0.651
29 Odisha 0.649
30 Andhra Pradesh 0.648
31 Rajasthan 0.638
32 Chhattisgarh 0.629
33 Jharkhand 0.618
34 Madhya Pradesh 0.616
35 Uttar Pradesh 0.592
36 Bihar 0.551

Trends by UNDP reports

Human Development Index (by UN Method) of Indian states since 1990 (2019 revision).[14]

State HDI
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019
Northern India
Chandigarh 0.635 0.635 0.630 0.658 0.643 0.737 0.759
New Delhi 0.580 0.615 0.657 0.685 0.702 0.734 0.744
Haryana 0.471 0.501 0.543 0.587 0.628 0.689 0.704
Himachal Pradesh 0.484 0.526 0.584 0.641 0.661 0.707 0.717
Jammu and Kashmir 0.498 0.508 0.523 0.583 0.636 0.677 0.712
Madhya Pradesh 0.407 0.427 0.453 0.495 0.531 0.585 0.607
Punjab 0.501 0.533 0.573 0.611 0.651 0.706 0.707
Uttar Pradesh 0.398 0.423 0.456 0.498 0.528 0.577 0.603
Uttarakhand 0.627 0.626 0.621 0.650 0.634 0.666 0.684
Western India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.672 0.673 0.673 0.702 0.688 0.665 0.631
Daman and Diu 0.651 0.652 0.655 0.682 0.669 0.693 0.674
Goa 0.557 0.578 0.609 0.668 0.731 0.758 0.765
Gujarat 0.474 0.493 0.521 0.569 0.599 0.654 0.650
Maharashtra 0.498 0.521 0.552 0.598 0.638 0.683 0.701
Rajasthan 0.406 0.431 0.463 0.505 0.542 0.606 0.650
Eastern India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.685 0.685 0.686 0.714 0.700 0.726 0.719
West Bengal 0.443 0.468 0.500 0.534 0.567 0.622 0.636
Bihar 0.379 0.402 0.430 0.465 0.508 0.558 0.581
Chhattisgarh 0.562 0.559 0.555 0.581 0.566 0.595 0.617
Jharkhand 0.562 0.560 0.555 0.582 0.567 0.585 0.600
Odisha 0.402 0.424 0.452 0.489 0.529 0.586 0.608
Northeastern India
Assam 0.412 0.442 0.482 0.526 0.560 0.599 0.609
Arunachal Pradesh 0.442 0.467 0.497 0.530 0.635 0.664 0.677
Manipur 0.499 0.522 0.553 0.593 0.674 0.698 0.691
Meghalaya 0.461 0.465 0.471 0.528 0.613 0.651 0.654
Mizoram 0.531 0.544 0.564 0.626 0.679 0.700 0.701
Nagaland 0.539 0.531 0.518 0.553 0.654 0.682 0.683
Sikkim 0.546 0.543 0.543 0.587 0.628 0.695 0.715
Tripura 0.449 0.483 0.525 0.557 0.602 0.646 0.640
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh 0.427 0.446 0.473 0.526 0.574 0.631 0.642
Karnataka 0.447 0.474 0.512 0.561 0.599 0.662 0.679
Kerala 0.550 0.565 0.593 0.675 0.709 0.763 0.766
Lakshadweep 0.694 0.694 0.695 0.724 0.710 0.735 0.728
Puducherry 0.711 0.720 0.720 0.750 0.736 0.734 0.739
Tamil Nadu 0.475 0.500 0.537 0.596 0.641 0.693 0.699
Telangana 0.624 0.621 0.618 0.646 0.631 0.654 0.658
India 0.434 0.458 0.491 0.534 0.575 0.629 0.645

Trends by Indian National Development Reports

Compared with the previous Indian National Human Development Reports and the latest state-level government statistical report, India has significantly improved its HDI in all of its administrative subdivisions:

Legend

Very High/High Human Development Index

  0.850–0.899
  0.800–0.849
  0.750–0.799
  0.700–0.749

Medium human development index

  0.650–0.699
  0.600–0.649
  0.550–0.599
  0.500–0.549

Low human development index

  0.450–0.499
  0.400–0.449
  0.350–0.399
  0.300–0.349
  0.250–0.299
  ≤0.250
  Lack of information
Human Development Index map for Indian states in 2006, as calculated by Government of India and UNDP India.[15]

This is a list of Indian states by their respective Human Development Index (HDI), as of 2008.[1] Kerala stands first in Human Development Index among the states in India.

Consumption-based HDI

There are many ways to calculate HDI, and its calculation is sensitive to base data and assumptions. Using another approach, UNDP India and Government of India calculated the HDI nationwide average to be 0.605 in 2006.[16] This data was published by the Indian Government.[1] Note that the 2007-2008 HDI values in the table below is not based on income as is the UNDP standard practice for global comparisons, but on estimated consumption expenditure – an assumption which underestimates the HDI compared to the actual value.[17] Further, data was unavailable for the following union territories: Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.[18][19]

Consumption-based HDI[20] (2007–08) Indian states only
Rank State/Union Territory HDI
1 Kerala 0.810
2 Delhi 0.750
3 Himachal Pradesh 0.652
4 Goa 0.617
5 Punjab 0.605
6 Northeast India 0.573
7 Maharashtra 0.572
8 Tamil Nadu 0.570
9 Haryana 0.552
10 Jammu and Kashmir 0.542
11 Gujarat 0.527
12 Karnataka 0.519
– National average 0.513
13 West Bengal 0.492
14 Uttarakhand 0.490
15 Andhra Pradesh 0.473
17 Rajasthan 0.434
18 Uttar Pradesh 0.380
19 Jharkhand 0.376
20 Madhya Pradesh 0.375
21 Bihar 0.367
22 Odisha 0.362
23 Chhattisgarh 0.358

Demographics

Custom set of indicators (2021)[21]
Subnational HDI Health index Educational index Income index Life expectancy Life expectancy females Life expectancy males Expected years schooling Expected years schooling girls Expected years schooling boys Mean years schooling Mean years schooling females Mean years schooling males Log Gross National Income per capita Log Gross National Income per capita females Log Gross National Income per capita males
Total 0.633 0.727 0.552 0.633 67.24 68.89 65.76 11.88 11.94 11.81 6.655 6.252 7.229 8.793 7.731 9.272
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.706 0.820 0.607 0.706 73.31 76.22 71.50 12.38 12.78 11.98 7.900 8.424 7.712 9.278 8.157 9.783
Andhra Pradesh 0.630 0.734 0.517 0.660 67.69 69.44 66.19 11.95 12.04 11.87 5.546 5.135 6.120 8.973 7.888 9.461
Arunachal Pradesh 0.665 0.767 0.575 0.665 69.87 72.08 68.27 13.20 13.32 13.11 6.257 6.118 6.556 9.010 7.921 9.500
Assam 0.597 0.714 0.530 0.564 66.38 67.83 64.92 11.35 11.70 11.04 6.446 6.616 6.499 8.336 7.329 8.790
Bihar 0.571 0.712 0.480 0.544 66.30 67.73 64.84 11.48 11.36 11.73 4.845 3.775 6.026 8.204 7.212 8.650
Chandigarh 0.744 0.780 0.704 0.751 70.71 73.11 69.07 12.95 13.19 12.77 10.32 11.16 9.957 9.575 8.418 10.10
Chhattisgarh 0.605 0.689 0.528 0.609 64.76 65.83 63.33 11.85 12.30 11.42 5.975 5.293 6.727 8.635 7.592 9.105
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.620 0.766 0.507 0.613 69.76 71.95 68.17 10.39 10.94 9.974 6.550 5.620 7.229 8.665 7.618 9.137
Daman and Diu 0.661 0.772 0.554 0.675 70.21 72.49 68.59 10.60 11.05 10.21 7.785 7.538 8.100 9.070 7.974 9.564
Goa 0.751 0.809 0.696 0.752 72.59 75.36 70.83 13.48 13.67 13.29 9.648 10.43 9.398 9.585 8.427 10.11
Gujarat 0.638 0.745 0.519 0.669 68.44 70.35 66.91 10.62 10.37 10.78 6.728 6.239 7.324 9.037 7.945 9.529
Haryana 0.691 0.756 0.613 0.713 69.12 71.18 67.57 12.90 13.12 12.65 7.639 7.126 8.261 9.324 8.198 9.832
Himachal Pradesh 0.703 0.757 0.649 0.709 69.19 71.26 67.63 13.28 13.84 12.71 8.403 8.473 8.716 9.299 8.175 9.804
Jammu and Kashmir 0.699 0.762 0.644 0.696 69.56 71.71 67.98 14.24 14.43 14.04 7.450 6.907 8.034 9.214 8.100 9.715
Jharkhand 0.589 0.715 0.512 0.557 66.49 67.97 65.03 11.77 11.91 11.69 5.556 4.613 6.585 8.295 7.293 8.747
Karnataka 0.667 0.777 0.567 0.673 70.50 72.84 68.87 12.16 12.34 11.97 6.896 6.676 7.333 9.057 7.963 9.550
Kerala 0.752 0.834 0.713 0.716 74.23 77.32 72.35 14.20 14.77 13.65 9.543 10.88 8.820 9.344 8.215 9.852
Lakshadweep 0.715 0.785 0.649 0.718 71.01 73.46 69.35 12.83 13.35 12.39 8.779 9.408 8.726 9.356 8.225 9.865
Madhya Pradesh 0.596 0.693 0.509 0.600 65.05 66.19 63.62 11.31 11.24 11.35 5.839 5.062 6.603 8.577 7.541 9.044
Maharashtra 0.688 0.779 0.620 0.676 70.60 72.97 68.97 12.75 12.71 12.73 7.963 7.793 8.356 9.077 7.980 9.571
Manipur 0.678 0.783 0.656 0.606 70.87 73.29 69.21 13.15 13.19 13.13 8.727 8.898 8.953 8.619 7.578 9.088
Meghalaya 0.643 0.753 0.572 0.616 68.93 70.94 67.38 12.67 13.38 11.98 6.613 7.429 6.196 8.684 7.635 9.157
Mizoram 0.688 0.725 0.636 0.705 67.15 68.77 65.66 12.64 12.71 12.51 8.549 9.347 8.205 9.271 8.150 9.775
Nagaland 0.670 0.767 0.614 0.639 69.84 72.05 68.25 12.70 13.14 12.27 7.838 8.352 7.665 8.835 7.767 9.315
New Delhi 0.730 0.775 0.684 0.733 70.35 72.66 68.73 13.30 13.84 12.80 9.428 9.711 9.436 9.460 8.317 9.975
Orissa 0.597 0.717 0.505 0.587 66.62 68.13 65.16 11.07 11.09 11.09 5.912 5.535 6.461 8.492 7.466 8.954
Puducherry 0.726 0.794 0.664 0.724 71.60 74.17 69.90 12.99 13.69 12.33 9.104 9.420 9.313 9.399 8.263 9.910
Punjab 0.694 0.765 0.598 0.729 69.73 71.92 68.14 12.34 12.94 11.79 7.670 8.157 7.522 9.432 8.292 9.945
Rajasthan 0.638 0.725 0.543 0.660 67.13 68.75 65.65 12.62 12.49 12.78 5.766 4.467 7.011 8.973 7.889 9.461
Sikkim 0.702 0.785 0.644 0.683 71.04 73.50 69.38 13.89 14.37 13.39 7.754 8.352 7.504 9.128 8.025 9.625
Tamil Nadu 0.686 0.791 0.608 0.671 71.40 73.93 69.71 12.68 13.14 12.23 7.691 7.915 7.854 9.047 7.954 9.539
Telangana 0.647 0.748 0.542 0.667 68.59 70.53 67.06 12.47 12.65 12.30 5.870 5.208 6.698 9.022 7.932 9.513
Tripura 0.629 0.773 0.549 0.586 70.25 72.54 68.63 11.84 11.69 12.08 6.603 6.701 6.746 8.486 7.461 8.948
Uttar Pradesh 0.592 0.667 0.524 0.591 63.39 64.12 61.96 11.22 11.11 11.34 6.383 5.535 7.314 8.519 7.490 8.983
Uttarakhand 0.672 0.733 0.609 0.678 67.66 69.40 66.16 12.50 12.85 12.16 7.869 7.478 8.498 9.093 7.994 9.588
West Bengal 0.624 0.761 0.534 0.598 69.48 71.61 67.90 11.77 12.27 11.30 6.226 6.179 6.480 8.567 7.532 9.033

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