Human development index: India ranks 130th out of 193 countries

India ranks 130th out of 193 countries in the 2023 Human Development Index (HDI), according to the 2025 Human Development Report by the UNDP. The report highlights India's progress and challenges in health, education, and standard of living, as well as its global and regional comparisons. The Human Development Index (HDI ) is a tool developed by the United Nations to measure and compare different countries’ levels of social and economic development . Explore the wealth of human development data and insights from around the world, including the Human Development Index (HDI), the complementary composite indices on gender gaps, inequality, poverty, planetary pressures, and thematic dashboards on quality of human development , life-course gender gap ... Search glossaries Source: Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2025 | United Nations Development Programme Download Explore