Human Development Report, composite indices time series
The Human Development Index by country, a summary of health, education and income, for comparisons over time.
- Publisher
- United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report Office
- Release
- 2025
- Licence
- CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Origin
- hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads
- Retrieved
- 26 October 2026
- How to cite
- UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Human Development Report 2025. Composite indices time series.
- Coverage
- 193 of 237 countries and areas, with values from 1990 to 2023.
Indicators and units
| Indicator | Unit | Refers to |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | index from 0 to 1 | The calendar year |
How we process it
- The complete time series downloaded from the UNDP data center. A new release replaces the whole series, because UNDP recalculates past years with each report.
- Countries matched to the UN countries and areas by ISO code. Regional and group averages are left out.
Known limitations
- The index is a summary of three dimensions and hides differences within a country.
- Values for past years can change from one report to the next, so only one release is used at a time.
- UNDP covers 193 countries. Many territories have no index.
Downloaded files
| File | SHA-256 |
|---|---|
| composite_indices_complete_time_series.csv | 61ed82e5b66c88dfca8ff9fac775c63981ecab6a254862af97acacc41c143117 |
| composite_indices_metadata.xlsx | b4128881e81d208aa75920114e1189ca01dcea41c7d8e977732e9342f6de0a8d |
| terms.html | 9ff3bf2a08c8cfbd12f4afb1a254f86b244a2eb2f0224b913fccce19abc5e441 |