Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. The Human Development Index evaluates individual human development in ...

For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations' annual index of countries based ...

A new study published 17 February 2026 in Nature Communications shows how satellite imagery and machine learning can extend ...

This research uses panel data to explore inferences about human development associated with two different formulations of the Human Development Index (HDI). The first is the standard HDI as computed ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. On the regional level, as the Human Development Index ...

The concept of human development, which includes improving people’s lives, opportunities, and well-being, has gradually evolved over the years. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...

The 2025 Human Development Report shows that human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown. According to a new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...

Bhutan achieved a significant milestone in 2023 by climbing to the 125th position out of 193 countries in the Global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development ...