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 ...

n an age when development is charted through graphs, forecasts and statistics, the dominance of quantifiability as the cornerstone of societal progress is nearly unchallenged. From GDP to literacy ...

Composite indicators have become an indispensable tool to synthesise multifaceted data into a single, interpretable metric for assessing human development. The construction of these indicators ...

Each year, the United Nations Development Program produces the Human Development Report. This is a compilation of country-level data around education, health, and economic security that aspires to ...

Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Winter 2019), pp. 221-240 (20 pages) The welfare of human-beings serves as a catalyst for laying down the foundation of an egalitarian social order ...

Between 1990 and 2015 Rwanda made the greatest strides in human development, according to the UN’s annual Human Development Index (HDI), which looks at life expectancy, income and education. Rwandans ...

Human Development Index (HDI) 2025 Ranking List: According to the most recent UNDP 2025 Human Development Report, trade tensions, growing debt crises, and unemployment in a variety of industries are ...

Pakistan has fallen to 168th out of 193 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI), the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special ...

The latest Human Development Index highlights how several African countries remain among the lowest-ranked globally, reflecting deep struggles with poverty, instability, and limited quality of life.