Human and economic development

Highest income per capita

 

 

Highest human development

 

GNI per capita

World Bank classification

 

Human Development Index ranking out of 187 countries

UNDP classification

2011

2011

Australia

49,130

High-income economy

Australia

2

Very high human development

Canada

45,560

High-income economy

New Zealand

5

Very high human development

Singapore

42,930

High-income economy

Canada

6

Very high human development

Brunei Darussalam

40,301*

High-income economy

Singapore

26

Very high human development

United Kingdom

37,840

High-income economy

United Kingdom

28

Very high human development

New Zealand

36,254*

High-income economy

Cyprus

31

Very high human development

Cyprus

30,670*

High-income economy

Brunei Darussalam

33

Very high human development

The Bahamas

22,431*

High-income economy

Malta

36

Very high human development

Malta

21,209*

High-income economy

Barbados

47

Very high human development

Trinidad and Tobago

16,699*

High-income economy

Seychelles

52

High human development

Barbados

13,453*

High-income economy

The Bahamas

53

High human development

St Kitts and Nevis

12,610

High-income economy

Antigua and Barbuda

60

High human development

Antigua and Barbuda

11,940

Upper-middle-income economy

Malaysia

61

High human development

Seychelles

11,130

Upper-middle-income economy

Trinidad and Tobago

62

High human development

Malaysia

8,770

Upper-middle-income economy

Grenada

67

High human development

Mauritius

8,040

Upper-middle-income economy

St Kitts and Nevis

72

High human development

Botswana

7,470

Upper-middle-income economy

Mauritius

77

High human development

Grenada

7,350

Upper-middle-income economy

Jamaica

79

High human development

Dominica

7,030

Upper-middle-income economy

Dominica

81

High human development

South Africa

6,960

Upper-middle-income economy

St Lucia

82

High human development

St Lucia

6,820

Upper-middle-income economy

St Vincent and the Grenadines

85

High human development

St Vincent and the Grenadines

6,070

Upper-middle-income economy

Tonga

90

High human development

Maldives

5,720

Upper-middle-income economy

Belize

93

High human development

Jamaica

5,330*

Upper-middle-income economy

Sri Lanka

97

Medium human development

Tuvalu

4,950

Upper-middle-income economy

Samoa

99

Medium human development

Namibia

4,700

Upper-middle-income economy

Fiji

100

Medium human development

Tonga

3,820

Lower-middle-income economy

Maldives

109

Medium human development

Fiji

3,720

Lower-middle-income economy

Guyana

117

Medium human development

Belize

3,710

Lower-middle-income economy

Botswana

118

Medium human development

Guyana

3,408*

Lower-middle-income economy

Namibia

120

Medium human development

Swaziland

3,300

Lower-middle-income economy

Kiribati

122

Medium human development

Samoa

3,160

Lower-middle-income economy

South Africa

123

Medium human development

Vanuatu

2,750

Lower-middle-income economy

Vanuatu

125

Medium human development

Sri Lanka

2,580

Lower-middle-income economy

India

134

Medium human development

Kiribati

2,030

Lower-middle-income economy

Ghana

135

Medium human development

Papua New Guinea

1,480

Lower-middle-income economy

Swaziland

140

Medium human development

Ghana

1,410

Lower-middle-income economy

Solomon Islands

142

Low human development

India

1,410

Lower-middle-income economy

Kenya

143

Low human development

Nigeria

1,280

Lower-middle-income economy

Pakistan

145

Low human development

Lesotho

1,220

Lower-middle-income economy

Bangladesh

146

Low human development

Cameroon

1,210

Lower-middle-income economy

Cameroon

150

Low human development

Zambia

1,160

Lower-middle-income economy

United Republic of Tanzania

152

Low human development

Pakistan

1,120

Lower-middle-income economy

Papua New Guinea

153

Low human development

Solomon Islands

1,110

Lower-middle-income economy

Nigeria

156

Low human development

Kenya

820

Low-income economy

Lesotho

160

Low human development

Bangladesh

780

Low-income economy

Uganda

161

Low human development

Rwanda

570

Low-income economy

Zambia

164

Low human development

United Republic of Tanzania

540

Low-income economy

Rwanda

166

Low human development

Uganda

510

Low-income economy

The Gambia

168

Low human development

The Gambia

500

Low-income economy

Malawi

171

Low human development

Mozambique

470

Low-income economy

Sierra Leone

180

Low human development

Malawi

360

Low-income economy

Mozambique

184

Low human development

Sierra Leone

340

Low-income economy

* GDP per capita