UAE ranks 1st regionally, 15th globally in UN Human Development Index

UAE ranks 1st regionally, 15th globally in UN Human Development Index

The United Arab Emirates has maintained its leading position among countries with “very high human development” climbing 11 spots globally in the 2025 Human Development Index (HDI) report issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), compared to its 2021–2022 ranking. The United Arab Emirates ranked 15th globally out of 193 countries covered by the report, outperforming nations including Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia, …

UAE Ranks 15th Globally in UN HDI, Leads Arab World

The UAE has reached an exceptional milestone by ranking 15th out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Index report. Moving up 11 places reflects the country’s commitment to comprehensive human progress, and shows it surpasses core economies such as Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia, and Korea. Never before has an Arab country […]

According to the latest UNDP report entitled "A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI", published on 6 May 2025, Tunisia has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.746, placing it in the fifth continental ranking, behind Seychelles (0.848) and Mauritius (0.806), the only two African nations to be included in the very high human development category, as well as Algeria (0.763) and Egypt (0.754). Tunisia is among the few Africa…