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How are countries classified on the basis of human development index? - Geography

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How are countries classified on the basis of human development index?

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Countries can be classified into four categories on the basis of 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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