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Answer the following question in about 30 words.
How are countries classified on the basis of the human development index?
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Solution
Countries can be classified into four categories on the basis of the human development index as:
| HDI | Number of countries | Score in Development |
| Index | ||
| Very High Human Development | 49 | > 0.808 |
| High Human Development | 53 | 0.700 up to 0.807 |
| Medium human development | 42 | 0.556 up to 0.699 |
| Low human development | 43 | < 0.555 |
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