Human and economic development

Highest income per capita Highest human development
GNI per capita (US$) World Bank classification Human Development Index ranking out of 187 countries UNDP classification
2010 2011
Australia 43,770* High-income Australia 2 Very high human development
Canada 43270 High-income New Zealand 5 Very high human development
Singapore 40070 High-income Canada 6 Very high human development
United Kingdom 38370 High-income Singapore 26 Very high human development
New Zealand 29,695† High-income United Kingdom 28 Very high human development
Cyprus 29430 High-income Cyprus 31 Very high human development
Brunei Darussalam 26,750† High-income Brunei Darussalam 33 Very high human development
The Bahamas 21,984** High-income Malta 36 Very high human development
Malta 19270 High-income Barbados 47 Very high human development
Trinidad and Tobago 15380 High-income Seychelles 52 High human development
Barbados 15,034** High-income The Bahamas 53 High human development
Antigua and Barbuda 13170 High-income Antigua and Barbuda 60 High human development
St Kitts and Nevis 11740 High-income Malaysia 61 High human development
Seychelles 9760 Upper-middle-income Trinidad and Tobago 62 High human development
Malaysia 7760 Upper-middle-income Grenada 67 High human development
Mauritius 7750 Upper-middle-income St Kitts and Nevis 72 High human development
Grenada 6930 Upper-middle-income Mauritius 77 High human development
Botswana 6790 Upper-middle-income Jamaica 79 High human development
Dominica 6760 Upper-middle-income Dominica 81 High human development
St Lucia 6560 Upper-middle-income St Lucia 82 High human development
St Vincent and the Grenadines 6300 Upper-middle-income St Vincent and the Grenadines 85 High human development
South Africa 6090 Upper-middle-income Tonga 90 High human development
Maldives 5750 Upper-middle-income Belize 93 High human development
Jamaica 4800 Upper-middle-income Sri Lanka 97 Medium human development
Tuvalu 4760 Upper-middle-income Samoa 99 Medium human development
Namibia 4500 Upper-middle-income Fiji 100 Medium human development
Belize 3810 Lower-middle-income Maldives 109 Medium human development
Fiji Islands 3630 Lower-middle-income Guyana 117 Medium human development
Tonga 3280 Lower-middle-income Botswana 118 Medium human development
Samoa 3000 Lower-middle-income Namibia 120 Medium human development
Guyana 2870 Lower-middle-income Kiribati 122 Medium human development
Nauru 2,802** Lower-middle-income†† South Africa 123 Medium human development
Vanuatu 2640 Lower-middle-income Vanuatu 125 Medium human development
Swaziland 2630 Lower-middle-income India 134 Medium human development
Sri Lanka 2240 Lower-middle-income Ghana 135 Medium human development
Kiribati 2010 Lower-middle-income Swaziland 140 Medium human development
India 1330 Lower-middle-income Solomon Islands 142 Low human development
Papua New Guinea 1300 Lower-middle-income Kenya 143 Low human development
Ghana 1230 Lower-middle-income Pakistan 145 Low human development
Cameroon 1180 Lower-middle-income Bangladesh 146 Low human development
Nigeria 1180 Lower-middle-income Cameroon 150 Low human development
Zambia 1070 Lower-middle-income United Republic of Tanzania 152 Low human development
Pakistan 1050 Lower-middle-income Papua New Guinea 153 Low human development
Lesotho 1040 Lower-middle-income Nigeria 156 Low human development
Solomon Islands 1030 Lower-middle-income Lesotho 160 Low human development
Kenya 790 Low-income Uganda 161 Low human development
Bangladesh 700 Low-income Zambia 164 Low human development
United Republic of Tanzania 530 Low-income Rwanda 166 Low human development
Rwanda 520 Low-income The Gambia 168 Low human development
Uganda 500 Low-income Malawi 171 Low human development
The Gambia 450 Low-income Sierra Leone 180 Low human development
Mozambique 440 Low-income Mozambique 184 Low human development
Sierra Leone 340 Low-income
Malawi 330 Low-income
* 2009 figure** GDP per capita 2010† GDP per capita 2009†† Nauru is not classified by the World Bank. The methodology used to classify Nauru in this case is similar to that of the World Bank