List of ASEAN countries by HDI

The following is the list of ASEAN countries by the Human Development Index as well as when it's adjusted by inequality.[1] As of the latest report, Singapore has the highest HDI in ASEAN and Asia in general at 0.946, and Cambodia has the lowest HDI in ASEAN at 0.606. The inequality-adjusted report also has Singapore at the top with 0.825, and Cambodia having the lowest with 0.438.[2]

Standard HDI

List

HDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
Rank Country HDI
Members
Very high human development
1 Singapore 0.946
2 Brunei 0.837
3 Malaysia 0.819
High human development
4 Thailand 0.798
5 Vietnam 0.766
― World (average) 0.756
― ASEAN (average) 0.745
6 Indonesia 0.728
7 Philippines 0.720
Medium human development
8 Laos 0.617
9 Myanmar 0.609
10 Cambodia 0.606
Observers
Medium human development
— East Timor 0.634
— Papua New Guinea 0.576

Map

This map shows the countries by their Human Development Index, The color indicators are as follows:

  Very High Human Development   High Human Development   Medium Human Development

Inequality-adjusted HDI

List

IHDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
Rank Country IHDI
Members
Very high human development
1 Singapore 0.823
High human development
2 Brunei 0.756
3 Malaysia 0.707
Medium human development
4 Thailand 0.677
5 Vietnam 0.641
― ASEAN (average) 0.619
6 Indonesia 0.608
7 Philippines 0.597
― World (average) 0.590
Low human development
8 Myanmar 0.477
9 Laos 0.462
10 Cambodia 0.444
Observers
Low human development
— East Timor 0.451
— Papua New Guinea 0.423

Map

This map shows the countries by their inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, The color indicators are as follows:

  Very High Human Development   High Human Development  Medium Human Development   Low Human Development

Planetary-pressures-adjusted HDI

List

IHDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
Rank Country IHDI
Members
High human development
1 Thailand 0.726
Medium human development
2 Vietnam 0.699
3 Indonesia 0.684
4 Philippines 0.680
― World (average) 0.680
5 Malaysia 0.677
― ASEAN (average) 0.642
6 Singapore 0.618
7 Brunei 0.600
8 Myanmar 0.593
9 Cambodia 0.572
10 Laos 0.570
Observers
Medium human development
— Papua New Guinea 0.566
No data
— East Timor N/A

Map

This map shows the countries by their planetary-pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, The color indicators are as follows:

  High Human Development   Medium Human Development   No Data


See also

References

  1. ^ "Human Development Reports" (PDF). hdr.undp.org.
  2. ^ "Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)" (PDF). hdr.undp.org. UNDP. Retrieved 15 March 2024.