UN rankings puts Georgia in Very High human development category

12:44, 14.03.2024

Georgia has been classified in the “very high human development” group for the third consecutive time, based on the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Index (HDI).

As per the 2023-2024 Human Development Report, Georgia has improved its Human Development Index (HDI) rating compared to the previous report, placing it 60th among 193 countries and territories.

Georgia’s overall Human Development Index stands at 0.814. With this rating, Georgia surpasses EU member Bulgaria, NATO member North Macedonia, and Albania.

In the post-Soviet region, Georgia surpasses Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

The HDI is a summary measure for assessing average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. Human development summary capturing achievements in the HDI and complementary metrics that take into account gender gaps, inequality, planetary pressures and multidimensional poverty.

By - Tamar Tabatadze

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