The Human Development Index (HDI) is a global assessment by the United Nations to measure three key dimensions to human development: a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life. The UN collects data on 193 countries and territories to try to calculate how the world’s nations are performing in accordance to these dimensions.
In this gallery, we provide a list of the top 30 best-performing nations in the advancement of well-being in 2025. The highest HDI value a nation can hold is ‘1.' No nation manages to achieve a perfect score, but a few come quite close.
Does your country make the top 30? Click on to find out.