Human Development Report 2020
India dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index for 2019, standing at 131 out of 189 countries according to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
- HDI measures average achievement on three basic aspects of human development, life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
- Although this year’s report covers 2019 only, and does not account for the impact of COVID, it projected that in 2020, global HDI would fall below for the first time in the three decades since the Index was introduced.
Global HDI Findings
- Norway topped the index, followed by ....
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