Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
China
HDI rank 78 of 193Upper-middle incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.797
+0.306 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.670
15.9% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
78.0 yrs
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$22,029
Mean schooling 8.0 yrs
HDI over Time
China against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.892
Education0.697
Income0.815
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.65. A child born today will be 65% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
China against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.