Saudi Arabia advances 5 ranks in United Nations Human Development Index

Posted by : Aahil Shaik Friday, September 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia advances 5 ranks in United Nations Human Development Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advanced 5 ranks in the results of Human Development Index (HDI) by the United Nations Development Program 2022 (UNDP) report, becoming 35th country in the world out of 191 countries compared to 40th country in the last version of the report.

Saudi Arabia ranked 10th among the G20 nations and achieved the highest progress between the results of the years 2019 and 2021 among the G20 countries.

- The Kingdom's education recorded a significant progress in the axis of knowledge acquisition, advancing 18 places in the average years of schooling index, as the country advanced to the 56th place compare to the 74th in the last edition of report, which reflects the continuation of development processes and the strengthening of the Kingdom's education capacity in global competition and the accompanying efforts to improve learning outcomes. See Also : Saudi Arabia ranks 11th in most powerful countries of the world

- The UNDP 2022 report is based on 3 basic dimensions of human development, a long and healthy life, knowledge and an adequate standard of living.

Human Development Index Ranking report for the year 2022 from UNDP :

1. Switzerland

2. Norway

3. Iceland

4. Hong Kong

5. Australia

6. Denmark

7. Sweden Read : 29 Saudi Hospitals listed in the world's best hospitals

8. Ireland

9. Germany

10. Netherlands