India Climbs to 130th Rank in UNDP HDR 2025 with Iceland at the Top.
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On 6th May 2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its Human Development Report (HDR) 2025 titled "A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," with the theme "Harnessing Digital Transformation to Advance Human Development."
- India’s rank in the 2023 Human Development Index (HDI) stands at 130, with a score of 0.685, showing a positive shift of three places from 133 in 2022, with a score of 0.676. Iceland topped the list globally with a HDI score of 0.972, followed by Norway (0.970) and Switzerland (0.970).
Main Point :- (i) India’s life expectancy rose significantly from 58.6 years in 1990 to 72 years in 2023, marking a new high.
(ii) The average years of schooling in India have increased from 8.2 in 1990 to 13 years in 2023.
(iii) India’s Gross National Income (GNI) has increased by over 53%, from USD 2,167.22 in 1990 to USD 9,046.76 in 2023.
About the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Administrator: Achim Steiner
Headquarters: New York, United States of America (USA)
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