Top 10 Nations with the Highest HDI
There are 196 countries in the world and they are different in various aspects. I will list the Top 10 countries with the highest HDI in this article. What is HDI? First, let us find out, what is HDI? HDI is the abbreviation for Human Development Index. This is a measure of Quality of Life in a country. It is calculated on the basis of Life Expectancy, Education and Per Capita Income. It was devised by the Pakistani Economist Mahboob Ul Haq. HDI is presently used to measure and compare the Quality of Life among nations. It is measured at the scale between 0 and 1. Following is the list of Top 10 Countries with the highest HDI rankings: 1. Norway Norway stands first with the HDI value of 0.944 and with Per Capita Income over $ 65,000. Norway got freedom/separation from Sweden in 1905 and currently it is a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy. 2. Australia Australia is at second place with the HDI value of 0.933 and with Per Capita In