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 Singapore0.946
2 Brunei0.837
3 Malaysia0.819
High human development
4 Thailand0.798
5 Vietnam0.766
―World (average)0.756
― ASEAN (average)0.745
6 Indonesia0.728
7 Philippines0.720
Medium human development
8 East Timor0.634
9 Laos0.617
10 Myanmar0.609
11 Cambodia0.606
Observers
Medium human development
— Papua New Guinea0.576

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 Singapore0.823
High human development
2 Brunei0.756
3 Malaysia0.707
Medium human development
4 Thailand0.677
5 Vietnam0.641
― ASEAN (average)0.619
6 Indonesia0.608
7 Philippines0.597
―World (average)0.590
Low human development
8 Myanmar0.477
9 Laos0.462
10 East Timor0.451
11 Cambodia0.444
Observers
Low human development
— Papua New Guinea0.423

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

PHDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
Rank Country PHDI
Members
High human development
1 Thailand0.726
Medium human development
2 Vietnam0.699
3 Indonesia0.684
4 Philippines0.680
―World (average)0.680
5 Malaysia0.677
― ASEAN (average)0.642
6 Singapore0.618
7 Brunei0.600
8 Myanmar0.593
9 Cambodia0.572
10 Laos0.570
No data
11 East TimorN/A
Observers
Medium human development
— Papua New Guinea0.566

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.