The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A territory scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher.

As per United Nations Development Programme, India had a HDI of 0.434 in 1990, which steadily increased and reached 0.490 in 2000, and 0.572 in 2010. As per the latest report, the HDI climbed to 0.685 in 2023 from 0.676 in 2022, which placed India in the medium category and ranked it 130th out of 193 countries.

The various Indian states and union territories have significant variations in HDI. Goa had the highest HDI amongst the Indian states with Bihar ranking last.

MoSPI The list is based on the 2018 report published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) of Government of Idia.

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RankState/Union TerritoryHDI (2023)Comparable Countries (2023)1Goa0.8062Kerala0.8043Chandigarh0.7964Puducherry0.7865Delhi0.7796Lakshwadeep0.7637Jammu and Kashmir0.7638Himachal Pradesh0.7599Sikkim0.75510Mizoram0.75311Andaman and Nicobar0.74912Punjab0.74013Maharashtra0.73814Haryana0.73815Tamil Nadu0.73416Manipur0.72617Arunachal Pradesh0.72418Uttarakhand0.72319Nagaland0.72120Karnataka0.71521Daman and Diu0.71522Telangana0.70023Rajasthan0.69224Meghalaya0.69025Gujarat0.686–India0.68526Andhra Pradesh0.68127West Bengal0.67428Chhattisgarh0.66429Dadra and Nagar Haveli0.66330Tripura0.66331Assam0.65432Madhya Pradesh0.64933Uttar Pradesh0.64834Odisha0.64835Jharkhand0.63836Bihar0.614

Historical trend StateHDI199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022North IndiaChandigarh0.6360.6390.6460.6400.6350.6320.6310.6280.6260.6270.6280.6290.6320.6430.6490.6550.6610.6560.6500.6420.6390.6410.6380.6660.6970.7250.7550.7560.7490.7450.7450.7380.751Delhi0.5810.5850.5920.5980.6060.6140.6240.6330.6420.6530.6560.6580.6610.6710.6770.6830.6890.6940.6950.6950.6990.7080.7110.7130.7190.7220.7270.7320.7290.7280.7280.7220.734Haryana0.4710.4740.4790.4850.4930.5010.5100.5180.5270.5370.5420.5460.5530.5660.5750.5840.5940.6030.6100.6150.6250.6390.6480.6560.6690.6780.6910.6940.6900.6890.6890.6830.696Himachal Pradesh0.4850.4880.4930.5030.5140.5250.5380.5490.5620.5750.5830.5890.5980.6150.6260.6380.6500.6530.6540.6530.6580.6670.6700.6770.6880.6960.7070.7120.7090.7090.7090.7030.715Jammu and Kashmir0.4990.5020.5070.5060.5060.5070.5090.5100.5110.5140.5220.5300.5390.5560.5680.5810.5930.6050.6140.6210.6330.6480.6580.6590.6650.6670.6720.6900.7000.7120.7120.7060.720Punjab0.5020.5050.5100.5170.5240.5320.5410.5490.5580.5680.5720.5750.5800.5930.6000.6080.6160.6260.6330.6380.6480.6620.6700.6770.6870.6950.7060.7050.6960.6910.6920.6850.698Rajasthan0.4060.4080.4130.4180.4240.4310.4380.4430.4490.4570.4620.4660.4720.4850.4940.5030.5120.5200.5260.5300.5390.5520.5590.5700.5850.5980.6140.6280.6350.6450.6450.6400.652Uttar Pradesh0.3980.4010.4050.4110.4170.4230.4300.4360.4420.4500.4550.4600.4660.4790.4870.4960.5050.5120.5160.5190.5260.5360.5410.5480.5600.5680.5790.5910.5960.6040.6030.5980.609Uttarakhand0.6270.6300.6360.6340.6290.6260.6240.6210.6190.6190.6200.6200.6230.6650.6410.6470.6530.6480.6410.6330.6310.6320.6290.6360.6470.6550.6660.6730.6720.6750.6750.6690.681West IndiaDadra and Nagar Haveli0.6720.6760.6820.6800.6760.6730.6720.6200.6690.6700.6720.6730.6760.6870.6930.6990.7060.7010.6950.6870.6850.6870.6840.6730.6650.6550.6550.6470.6400.6280.6180.6130.624Daman and Diu0.6510.6560.6630.6580.6540.6520.6520.6510.6500.6510.6540.6540.6570.6680.6730.6790.6850.6810.6750.6680.6660.6690.6660.6690.6770.6820.6900.6860.6760.6680.6680.6620.674Goa0.5580.5610.5670.5700.5730.5770.5830.5870.5920.5990.6080.6150.6240.6410.6530.6650.6780.6920.7040.7130.7280.7470.7590.7530.7510.7460.7430.7510.7510.7530.7540.7470.760Gujarat0.4740.4770.4830.4850.4880.4920.4980.5020.5070.5140.5200.5260.5330.5470.5560.5660.5770.5830.5870.5890.5970.6080.6140.6220.6340.6430.6560.6540.6450.6400.6400.6350.646Maharashtra0.4980.5010.5070.5110.5150.5210.5270.5320.5380.5450.5510.5560.5630.5770.5860.5960.6060.6150.6210.6260.6360.6490.6570.6600.6680.6720.6800.6870.6860.6890.6890.6830.695East IndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands0.6860.6900.6970.6910.6880.6850.6840.6820.6810.6820.6840.6850.6880.6990.7050.7120.7180.7130.7070.6990.6970.7000.6960.7000.7080.7140.7230.7180.7070.6990.6990.6930.706West Bengal0.4430.4460.4520.4560.4620.4680.4750.4810.4870.4950.4990.5020.5060.5180.5250.5320.5400.5470.5520.5560.5640.5750.5820.5900.6030.6130.6250.6300.6270.6280.6280.6230.635Bihar0.3800.3820.3870.3910.3960.4020.4080.4130.4180.4250.4290.4320.4370.4480.4550.4630.4700.4810.4890.4950.5060.5190.5270.5330.5430.5510.5610.5670.5670.5710.5700.5660.577Jharkhand0.5630.5660.5720.5660.5620.5590.5570.5540.5530.5530.5540.5570.5570.5680.5730.5790.5850.5800.5740.5660.5640.5660.5620.5650.5720.5770.5840.5900.5900.5930.5930.5880.600Odisha0.4030.4050.4090.4130.4180.4230.4300.4340.4400.4470.4510.4550.4600.4720.4790.4870.4950.5040.5110.5170.5270.5400.5480.5560.5680.5780.5900.5980.6030.6030.6140.5980.610Northeast IndiaAssam0.4130.4150.4200.4260.4340.4420.4500.4580.4660.4760.4810.4860.4930.5060.5150.5240.5330.5400.5450.5490.5570.5690.5760.5790.5860.5900.5980.6050.6050.6090.6080.6030.615Arunachal Pradesh0.4420.4450.4490.4550.4610.4670.4740.4790.4850.4930.4960.4990.5030.5140.5210.5280.5350.5620.5860.6060.6320.6600.6820.6720.6660.6550.6450.6590.6660.6750.6750.6700.683Manipur0.5000.5030.5090.5120.5170.5220.5280.5330.5400.5470.5520.5560.5620.5740.5820.5910.6000.6190.6360.6520.6720.6960.7140.7030.6950.6860.6820.6780.6760.6760.6760.6710.683Meghalaya0.4610.4640.4690.4670.4650.4650.4640.4620.4610.4610.4700.4770.4870.5020.5140.5260.5380.5580.5750.5910.6110.6340.6520.6460.6450.6410.6400.6450.6420.6430.6430.6370.650Mizoram0.5320.5350.5410.5410.5420.5430.5460.5470.5500.5530.5630.5710.5810.5980.6110.6240.6370.6480.6570.6640.6760.6930.7030.6970.6940.6890.6870.6960.6980.7030.7030.6970.709Nagaland0.5390.5420.5480.5410.5350.5300.5260.5210.5160.5130.5160.5190.5240.5360.5430.5500.5580.5830.6050.6260.6510.6800.7030.6900.6820.6710.6620.6690.6690.6820.6720.6670.679Sikkim0.5460.5490.5550.5490.5450.5420.5410.5380.5360.5360.5420.5460.5530.5670.5760.5850.5940.6030.6100.6150.6250.6380.6450.6560.6720.6840.7000.7060.7040.7050.7050.6990.712Tripura0.4500.4520.4580.4650.4740.4830.4930.5010.5110.5210.5240.5260.5300.5410.5480.5550.5610.5810.5810.5880.5990.6150.6250.6270.6330.6360.6420.6370.6260.6170.6170.6120.624South IndiaAndhra Pradesh0.4280.4300.4350.4380.4410.4460.4500.4540.4590.4640.4720.4780.4870.5020.5130.5240.5350.5460.5540.5600.5710.5860.5950.6020.6140.6230.6350.6380.6350.6350.6350.6300.642Karnataka0.4480.4500.4550.4610.4670.4740.4820.4880.4950.5040.5110.5160.5240.5380.5490.5590.5700.5770.5830.5870.5970.6090.6170.6270.6410.6520.6670.6700.6670.6670.6670.6610.673Kerala0.5510.5540.5600.5610.5630.5650.5690.5710.5740.5790.5920.6040.6180.6390.6560.6720.6890.6950.6980.6990.7060.7180.7230.7300.7410.7500.7610.7620.7550.7510.7510.7450.758Lakshadweep0.6950.6990.7060.7000.6970.6940.6930.6910.6900.6910.6940.6950.6980.7090.7150.7210.7280.7230.7170.7090.7070.7100.7060.7100.7180.7230.7320.7290.7190.7120.7130.7060.719Puducherry0.7110.7160.7260.7250.7220.7190.7180.7160.7150.7170.7190.7200.7230.7350.7410.7480.7540.7490.7430.7350.7320.7350.7320.7270.7260.7220.7210.7290.7310.7350.7350.7290.741Tamil Nadu0.4760.4780.4840.4880.4940.5000.5070.5130.5190.5280.5360.5430.5520.5690.5810.5930.6060.6150.6220.6280.6380.6530.6620.6670.6760.6820.6910.6930.6870.6850.6850.6790.692Telangana0.6240.6280.6340.6280.6240.6210.6190.6170.6150.6150.6170.6180.6210.6320.6370.6430.6490.6440.6380.6300.6280.6200.6270.6300.6380.6440.6530.6570.6530.6530.6530.6470.660Central IndiaChhattisgarh0.5630.5660.5710.5660.5620.5590.5570.5540.5520.5520.5530.5540.5570.5670.5730.5780.5840.5800.5730.5660.5630.5650.5620.5680.5780.5860.5970.6070.6110.6180.6180.6130.625Madhya Pradesh0.4080.4100.4150.4180.4220.4270.4320.4360.4400.4460.4520.4560.4630.4750.4840.4930.5030.5100.5160.5200.5280.5400.5470.5550.5670.5770.5890.5980.6000.6050.6050.5990.611India0.4340.4370.4420.4460.4520.4580.4650.4710.4770.4850.4900.4950.5010.5140.5280.5320.5410.5500.5570.5620.5720.5860.5940.6000.6110.6190.6300.6360.6360.6380.6380.6330.644

Consumption-based The data in the below table is based on the estimated consumption expenditure.

Rank State/Union Territory HDI (2007-08) 1 Kerala 0.810 2 Delhi 0.750 3 Himachal Pradesh 0.652 4 Goa 0.617 5 Punjab 0.605 6 Northeast India 0.573 7 Maharashtra 0.572 8 Tamil Nadu 0.570 9 Haryana 0.552 10 Jammu and Kashmir 0.542 11 Gujarat 0.527 12 Karnataka 0.519 India 0.513 13 West Bengal 0.492 14 Uttarakhand 0.490 15 Andhra Pradesh 0.473 17 Rajasthan 0.434 18 Uttar Pradesh 0.380 19 Jharkhand 0.376 20 Madhya Pradesh 0.375 21 Bihar 0.367 22 Odisha 0.362 23 Chhattisgarh 0.358

HDI indicators