Abstract
In accordance with the increasing demand for information, indices are created and national and global rankings made to represent and through which to understand and build policy related to complex situations, processes and trajectories. Different indices for a single concept are also created that have advantages or disadvantages over one another or to overcome certain calculation problems. As one such, the Human Development Index (HDI) presently lists countries according to four different criteria, and remains at the heart of democratic and humanitarian recovery efforts. This type of indicator is taken as a function of past performances, with high performances being the extreme values at positively skewed distributions. Thus, the variability of each unit’s repeated measures is regarded as the result of efforts made between the measurement time points (in the HDI case, of a country to promote development). However, it is assumed that the variability of the units is not homogenous. Here, it is shown that in the HDI case, high performance units show relatively low variability, whereas the middle and middle-low performance units show a high variability. Cluster analysis and Friedman test have been used to determine the characteristics of ordered country rankings. The variability of rank-order should also be taken into account besides the location on the list by clustering the countries according to HDI.
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Appendix 1
Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | MAD | 5-Yearly rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 |
United States | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0.8 | 4 |
Netherlands | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Germany | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Ireland | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 6.5 | 1 | −1.5 |
Denmark | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1.4 | −5 |
Canada | 10 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 0.6 | −0.5 |
Sweden | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12 | 12 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 3 |
United Kingdom | 11.5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14.5 | 0.8 | 3 |
Singapore | 13 | 11.5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0.9 | −2 |
Iceland | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 0.8 | 2 |
Japan | 15 | 15.5 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 1.3 | 5 |
Hong Kong | 17 | 17.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 12 | 1.5 | −5 |
Liechtenstein | 17 | 15.5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 1.3 | −4 |
Korea, Republic of | 17 | 17.5 | 17 | 15.5 | 17 | 0.4 | 0 |
Israel | 19.5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0.3 | −1.5 |
Luxembourg | 19.5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 1.1 | −0.5 |
France | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 0.6 | 1 |
Belgium | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 0.4 | −2 |
Austria | 23 | 23.5 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 |
Finland | 23 | 23.5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0.3 | 1 |
Slovenia | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 0.2 | 1 |
Spain | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 0.2 | −1 |
Czech Republic | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Greece | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Cyprus | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
Qatar | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Brunei Darussalam | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 0.6 | −1 |
Andorra | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37.5 | 34 | 1.5 | 1 |
Estonia | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 0.8 | −4 |
Lithuania | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Poland | 36.5 | 35 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36 | 0.6 | −0.5 |
Slovakia | 36.5 | 37 | 38 | 37.5 | 35 | 0.8 | −1.5 |
United Arab Emirates | 38.5 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Cuba | 38.5 | 41.5 | 45 | 44.5 | 67.5 | 6.5 | 29 |
Malta | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37.5 | 0.7 | −2.5 |
Hungary | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 0.6 | 3 |
Portugal | 42 | 41.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 43 | 0.5 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 43 | 38 | 34.5 | 34 | 39 | 2.7 | −4 |
Bahrain | 44 | 45.5 | 45 | 44.5 | 45 | 0.4 | 1 |
Latvia | 45 | 48.5 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 1.1 | 1 |
Chile | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41.5 | 42 | 1.3 | −4 |
Kuwait | 47 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 0.8 | 1 |
Croatia | 48 | 45.5 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0.5 | −1 |
Argentina | 49.5 | 48.5 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 2 | −9.5 |
Libya | 49.5 | 68 | 50 | 55 | 94.5 | 12.6 | 45 |
Bahamas | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51.5 | 55 | 1.1 | 4 |
Montenegro | 52 | 51 | 52.5 | 51.5 | 49 | 0.9 | −3 |
Oman | 53 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 1.2 | 0 |
Uruguay | 54 | 53 | 52.5 | 50 | 53 | 0.9 | −1 |
Belarus | 55 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 50.5 | 1.3 | −4.5 |
Romania | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 0.6 | −2 |
Barbados | 55 | 56 | 58.5 | 59 | 57 | 1.3 | 2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 58 | 59 | 60.5 | 61 | 58 | 1.1 | 0 |
Russian Federation | 59.5 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 50.5 | 1.8 | −9 |
Bulgaria | 59.5 | 58 | 58.5 | 58 | 59 | 0.5 | −0.5 |
Palau | 61 | 60 | 60.5 | 60 | 60.5 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
Malaysia | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0.2 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 63 | 62.5 | 64 | 64 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Seychelles | 64 | 72 | 71 | 71.5 | 64.5 | 3 | 0.5 |
Lebanon | 66 | 62.5 | 65 | 65.5 | 67.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Venezuela | 66 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 1.6 | 5 |
Panama | 66 | 67 | 67.5 | 65.5 | 60.5 | 1.7 | −5.5 |
Mauritius | 68 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 1.4 | −5 |
Costa Rica | 69 | 66 | 67.5 | 68 | 69.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
Mexico | 70 | 69.5 | 71 | 71.5 | 74 | 1.2 | 4 |
Kazakhstan | 71.5 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 56 | 3.3 | −15.5 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 71.5 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 77 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
Grenada | 73 | 73 | 78.5 | 80 | 79 | 2.6 | 6 |
Jordan | 74 | 75.5 | 77 | 77.5 | 80 | 1.6 | 6 |
Azerbaijan | 75.5 | 77 | 75.5 | 76 | 78 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
Serbia | 75.5 | 75.5 | 78.5 | 77.5 | 66 | 2.9 | −9.5 |
Brazil | 77 | 78.5 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 1.6 | −2 |
Turkey | 78 | 69.5 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 2.4 | −6 |
Sri Lanka | 79 | 78.5 | 75.5 | 73.5 | 73 | 2.2 | −6 |
Georgia | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 1 | −4 |
Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia | 81 | 82.5 | 85 | 84.5 | 81.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Ukraine | 82.5 | 82.5 | 83 | 83 | 81.5 | 0.4 | −1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82.5 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 84 | 81 | 73.5 | 75 | 69.5 | 4.4 | −14.5 |
Peru | 85 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 1.2 | −1 |
Fiji | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 1.2 | 5 |
Armenia | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 0.4 | −1 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89 | 93.5 | 91 | 91.5 | 97.5 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
Dominica | 89 | 88.5 | 92 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
Saint Lucia | 89 | 88.5 | 94.5 | 97 | 89 | 2.8 | 0 |
Thailand | 91.5 | 91.5 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Tunisia | 91.5 | 91.5 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
Belize | 93 | 90 | 84 | 84.5 | 101.5 | 5.2 | 8.5 |
Jamaica | 94 | 95.5 | 94.5 | 96 | 99 | 1.3 | 5 |
Algeria | 95 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 93.5 | 83 | 2.6 | −12 |
Albania | 96 | 95.5 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 2.4 | −10 |
Colombia | 97 | 97.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
China | 99 | 97.5 | 94.5 | 91.5 | 91 | 2.8 | −8 |
Ecuador | 99 | 99 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 88 | 2.3 | −11 |
Tonga | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100.5 | 100 | 0.3 | 1 |
Suriname | 101 | 101 | 101 | 100.5 | 103 | 0.5 | 2 |
Dominican Republic | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 101.5 | 0.1 | −0.5 |
Maldives | 103.5 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Samoa | 103.5 | 104.5 | 104.5 | 106 | 105 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Turkmenistan | 105 | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104 | 109 | 1.1 | 4 |
Egypt | 106 | 107.5 | 109 | 110 | 108 | 1.1 | 2 |
Botswana | 107 | 109.5 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 1.1 | −1 |
Mongolia | 109 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 91 | 4 | −18 |
Palestine, State of | 109 | 107.5 | 107 | 107 | 113 | 1.6 | 4 |
Indonesia | 109 | 109.5 | 109 | 108 | 110.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Paraguay | 111 | 111 | 111.5 | 111 | 112 | 0.3 | 1 |
Gabon | 112.5 | 112 | 111.5 | 112 | 110.5 | 0.5 | −2 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 112.5 | 113 | 114 | 118.5 | 134.5 | 5.5 | 22 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 119 | 1.4 | 5 |
El Salvador | 115.5 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Moldova, Republic of | 115.5 | 116 | 116.5 | 114 | 107 | 2.3 | −8.5 |
Philippines | 117 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 115 | 0.8 | −2 |
Uzbekistan | 118 | 117 | 116.5 | 116 | 114 | 1 | −4 |
South Africa | 119.5 | 119 | 119 | 118.5 | 117 | 0.6 | −2.5 |
Iraq | 119.5 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Viet Nam | 121 | 121.5 | 122 | 121.5 | 117 | 1.1 | −4 |
Micronesia, Federal States of | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 0.6 | 1 |
Guyana | 123 | 121.5 | 122 | 121.5 | 124 | 0.8 | 1 |
Cape Verde | 124 | 123 | 122 | 123 | 122 | 0.6 | −2 |
Vanuatu | 125 | 126.5 | 128 | 131 | 134.5 | 2.8 | 9.5 |
Kyrgyzstan | 126 | 126.5 | 126 | 125.5 | 120 | 1.4 | −6 |
Guatemala | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125.5 | 128 | 1 | 1 |
Honduras | 128 | 129 | 129.5 | 129.5 | 131 | 0.7 | 3 |
Namibia | 129 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 126.5 | 0.7 | −2.5 |
Timor-Leste | 130 | 132 | 129.5 | 128 | 133 | 1.5 | 3 |
Nicaragua | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 125 | 1.6 | −6 |
Morocco | 132 | 130 | 131 | 129.5 | 126.5 | 1.4 | −5.5 |
Kiribati | 133 | 134 | 133 | 133.5 | 137 | 1 | 4 |
Tajikistan | 134 | 133 | 134 | 133.5 | 129 | 1.2 | −5 |
Cambodia | 135 | 137 | 137 | 136.5 | 143.5 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
India | 136 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 1.2 | −6 |
Bhutan | 137 | 136 | 136 | 136.5 | 132 | 1.1 | −5 |
Congo | 138 | 141.5 | 140 | 140 | 136 | 1.5 | −2 |
Equatorial Guinea | 139 | 140 | 141.5 | 144 | 138 | 1.7 | −1 |
Ghana | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 0.8 | 0 |
Lao, People’s Democrat Republic of | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 0.8 | 0 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 142 | 143 | 141.5 | 142.5 | 143.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Bangladesh | 143 | 141.5 | 143.5 | 142.5 | 142 | 0.6 | −1 |
Zambia | 144 | 144 | 143.5 | 141 | 139 | 1.6 | −5 |
Nepal | 145.5 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145.5 | 0.2 | 0 |
Swaziland | 145.5 | 147 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
Pakistan | 147 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 147 | 0.4 | 0 |
Kenya | 148 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 145.5 | 0.7 | −2.5 |
Myanmar | 149 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 0.6 | −1 |
Angola | 150 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 0.2 | −1 |
Madagascar | 151 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 1 | 3 |
Cameroon | 152 | 151 | 152 | 152.5 | 153 | 0.5 | 1 |
Nigeria | 153 | 153 | 153 | 152.5 | 152 | 0.3 | −1 |
Solomon Islands | 154 | 155 | 157 | 157.5 | 156.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
Yemen | 155 | 152 | 154 | 154 | 160 | 1.8 | 5 |
Senegal | 156 | 157.5 | 161 | 163 | 169 | 3.7 | 13 |
Papua New Guinea | 157.5 | 156 | 156 | 157.5 | 158 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Comoros | 157.5 | 157.5 | 158 | 159.5 | 159 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Mauritania | 159 | 162 | 159 | 161 | 156.5 | 1.5 | −2.5 |
Lesotho | 160.5 | 161 | 163 | 162 | 161 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Uganda | 160.5 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Benin | 162 | 164 | 165 | 165 | 166 | 1 | 4 |
Tanzania United Republic of | 163 | 159 | 161 | 159.5 | 151 | 2.8 | −12 |
Sudan | 164 | 165 | 166 | 166.5 | 167 | 0.9 | 3 |
Haiti | 165 | 167 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 1.4 | −1 |
Togo | 166 | 166 | 167 | 166.5 | 162 | 1.1 | −4 |
Zimbabwe | 167 | 163 | 161 | 156 | 155 | 3.8 | −12 |
Rwanda | 168.5 | 168 | 151 | 151 | 164 | 6.9 | −4.5 |
Afghanistan | 168.5 | 170 | 169 | 169 | 170 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Djibouti | 170 | 169 | 170 | 170 | 168 | 0.6 | −2 |
Gambia | 171 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 0.6 | 3 |
Côte d’lvoire | 172 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 0.2 | −1 |
Ethiopia | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
Malawi | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 0.4 | −2 |
Guinea-Bissau | 175 | 176.5 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 0.5 | 2 |
Mali | 176 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 0.6 | 2 |
Liberia | 177 | 176.5 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 0.7 | −1 |
Burundi | 178 | 179.5 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 1.1 | 5 |
Guinea | 179.5 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 181 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Mozambique | 179.5 | 179.5 | 179 | 178 | 179 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
Eritrea | 181 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 185 | 1 | 4 |
Burkina Faso | 182 | 182 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 0.4 | 0 |
Central African Republic | 183 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 0.8 | 3 |
Sierra Leone | 184 | 185 | 184 | 183 | 180 | 1.2 | −4 |
Chad | 185 | 183 | 183 | 184 | 184 | 0.6 | −1 |
Niger | 186 | 186 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 0.4 | 1 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 187 | 187 | 187 | 186 | 175 | 2.6 | −12 |
Appendix 2
Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Sum | Chi-Sqr n = 20 | Chi-sqr n = 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland | 3.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.66667 | 0.66667 |
United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Netherlands | 1.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
Germany | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
New Zealand | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.77143 | 3.77143 |
Ireland | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2.325 | 2.325 |
Denmark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1.88889 | 1.88889 |
Canada | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1.16 | 1.16 |
Sweden | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.25455 | 2.25455 |
United Kingdom | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.91667 | 3.91667 |
Singapore | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Iceland | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.48571 | 3.48571 |
Japan | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 4.90667 | 4.90667 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.275 | 3.275 |
Liechtenstein | 2.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1.97647 | 1.97647 |
Korea, Republic of | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2.04444 | 2.04444 |
Israel | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.05263 | 1.05263 |
Luxembourg | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
France | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.89 | 0.84762 |
Belgium | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0.37 | 0.33636 |
Austria | 2.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.67 | 0.71304 |
Finland | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0.35 | 0.7 |
Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.22 | 0.672 |
Italy | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 0.2 | 1.10769 |
Spain | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.62222 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.31 | 0.6 |
Greece | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.63 | 0.57931 |
Cyprus | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 0.24 | 0.93333 |
Qatar | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.52 | 1.6 |
Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.43 | 1.78667 |
Andorra | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.27 | 1.59333 |
Estonia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0.24 | 0.52667 |
Lithuania | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.39 | 0.82 |
Poland | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.23 | 0.54 |
Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0.13 | 0.04667 |
United Arab Emirates | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 0.23 | 0.45333 |
Cuba | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.55 | 1.41333 |
Malta | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 1.08 | 0.66 |
Hungary | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.46 | 0.75333 |
Portugal | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.17 | 0.84 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3.19 | 1.13333 |
Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 3.03 | 0.82667 |
Latvia | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 15 | 3.09 | 0.74667 |
Chile | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 2.08 | 0.9 |
Kuwait | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4.11 | 2.48667 |
Croatia | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3.63 | 1.68667 |
Argentina | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 2.48 | 1.53333 |
Libya | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3.04 | 3.26 |
Bahamas | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2.35 | 2.90667 |
Montenegro | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.08 | 2.74667 |
Oman | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.83 | 2.01333 |
Uruguay | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.85 | 1.79333 |
Belarus | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0.92 | 1.27333 |
Romania | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.72 | 0.68667 |
Barbados | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.64 | 0.82 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.29 | 0.54667 |
Russian Federation | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.23 | 0.33333 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 2 | 15 | 1.36 | 0.6 |
Palau | 1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 3.37 | 1.46667 |
Malaysia | 2.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 3.9 | 1.75333 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.41 | 2.41333 |
Seychelles | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.55 | 1.45333 |
Lebanon | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.53 | 2.18667 |
Venezuela | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6.5 | 2.42667 |
Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7.25 | 2.30667 |
Mauritius | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5.37 | 2.18 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4.79 | 3.07333 |
Mexico | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.13 | 3.73333 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 4.41333 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3.17333 |
Grenada | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4.57 | 2.86667 |
Jordan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
Azerbaijan | 4.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4.67 | 4.78 |
Serbia | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5.16 | 5.40667 |
Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 15 | 4.01 | 6.25333 |
Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 15 | 4.02 | 4.78667 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.54 | 3.66667 |
Georgia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2.33 | 4.90667 |
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Rep. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 | 4.98667 |
Ukraine | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 15 | 2.45 | 4.78 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2.67 | 4.62 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.77 | 5.06667 |
Peru | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 15 | 0.95 | 3.11333 |
Fiji | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.15 | 3.19333 |
Armenia | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.39 | 3.06667 |
Saint Vincent, the Grenadines | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.21 | 2.24667 |
Dominica | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3.25 | 3.64667 |
Saint Lucia | 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.68 | 4.68667 |
Thailand | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 3.65 | 4.25333 |
Tunisia | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.49 | 3.3 |
Belize | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1.03 | 2.24667 |
Jamaica | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0.91 | 3.46 |
Algeria | 1 | 3.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.59 | 1.94667 |
Albania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.35 | 0.84667 |
Colombia | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.4 | 1.67333 |
China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.62 | 1.64667 |
Ecuador | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.55 | 0.92 |
Tonga | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.63 | 1.13333 |
Suriname | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.25 | 1.26667 |
Dominican Republic | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.19 | 1.17333 |
Maldives | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.63 | 0.75333 |
Samoa | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1.35 | 0.9 |
Turkmenistan | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2.11 | 0.67333 |
Egypt | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1.67 | 0.72667 |
Botswana | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 1.36 | 0.39333 |
Mongolia | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.23 | 0.76 |
Palestine, State of | 2 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 0.22 | 0.51333 |
Indonesia | 3.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1.27 | 0.51333 |
Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.73 | 0.88667 |
Gabon | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.19 | 0.91333 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 1.23333 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 0.17 | 2.51333 |
El Salvador | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.55 | 3.35333 |
Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.61 | 1.74667 |
Philippines | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.92 | 1.71333 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.92 | 0.99333 |
South Africa | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.88 | 1.36667 |
Iraq | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.68 | 2.12667 |
Viet Nam | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.73 | 1.25333 |
Micronesia, Federal States of | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0.9 | 1.09333 |
Guyana | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.74 | 1.22 |
Cape Verde | 1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 15 | 2.28 | 1.89333 |
Vanuatu | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1.23 | 0.84667 |
Kyrgyzstan | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2.93 | 0.99333 |
Guatemala | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.42 | 0.95333 |
Honduras | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.97 | 0.72 |
Namibia | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 1.27 | 0.66 |
Timor-Leste | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1.27 | 1.74 |
Nicaragua | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.58 |
Morocco | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1.35 | 0.83333 |
Kiribati | 4.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.81 | 1.39333 |
Tajikistan | 1.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2.44 | 2.02667 |
Cambodia | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.82667 |
India | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
Bhutan | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1.73 | 2.71333 |
Congo | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 1.33 | 2.01333 |
Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1.28 | 1.8 |
Ghana | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.28 | 1.63333 |
Lao, People’s Democrat Rep. of | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.77 | 1.95333 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.05 | 1.00667 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1.02 | 2.02 |
Zambia | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1.01 | 3.28667 |
Nepal | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 2.37 | 3.54 |
Swaziland | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.12 | 1.66 |
Pakistan | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.33 | 1.46667 |
Kenya | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 3.16 | 1.28667 |
Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1.81 | 0.58667 |
Angola | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 | 1.68 |
Madagascar | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15 | 2.07 | 1.19333 |
Cameroon | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0.89 | 1.55333 |
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2.23 | 1.68 |
Solomon Islands | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.97 | 0.76667 |
Yemen | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.13 | 1.43333 |
Senegal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1.27 | 1.14 |
Papua New Guinea | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.67 | 1.07333 |
Comoros | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3.81 | 1.32667 |
Mauritania | 3.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.04 | 0.95333 |
Lesotho | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 15 | 2.49 | 1.82 |
Uganda | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3.59 | 1.86667 |
Benin | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 5.08 | 2.66 |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4.14 | 3.21333 |
Sudan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.68 | 3.56667 |
Haiti | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 15 | 8.8 | 4.28667 |
Togo | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8.34 | 5.26667 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.22667 |
Rwanda | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 15 | 6.94 | 3.54667 |
Afghanistan | 5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 15 | 6.05 | 2.78 |
Djibouti | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7.58 | 3.1 |
Gambia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6.51 | 3.64667 |
Côte d’lvoire | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 15 | 4.43 | 3.8 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.33 | 2.97333 |
Malawi | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 15 | 3.42 | 3.83333 |
Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4.82 | 5.46667 |
Mali | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4.14 | 5.08667 |
Liberia | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 15 | 2.69 | 4.19333 |
Burundi | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.4 | 6.27333 |
Guinea | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.65 | 6.43333 |
Mozambique | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.05 | 5.38667 |
Eritrea | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5.78 |
Burkina Faso | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 15 | 0.5 | 3.67333 |
Central African Republic | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.19 | 6.24667 |
Sierra Leone | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.32 | 3.67333 |
Chad | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.27 | 3.08 |
Niger | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15 | 2.6 | 2.87333 |
Congo, Democratic Rep. of the | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2.3 | 1.52667 |
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Çilingirtürk, A.M., Koçak, H. Human Development Index (HDI) Rank-Order Variability. Soc Indic Res 137, 481–504 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-017-1605-5
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