Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Singapore
HDI rank 13 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.946
+0.127 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.823
13.0% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
83.7 yrs
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$111,239
Mean schooling 12.0 yrs
HDI over Time
Singapore 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.
Health0.980
Education0.864
Income1.000
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.88. A child born today will be 88% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Singapore 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.