Table 3.
Human Development Index (HDI) and its components in Asian countries in 2012.
| Population | HDI | Life expectancy at birth | Mean years of schooling | GNI/capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | Japan | 0.912 | 83.6 | 11.6 | 32,545 |
| Korea, Republic of | 0.909 | 80.7 | 11.6 | 28,231 | |
| Israel | 0.900 | 81.9 | 11.9 | 26,224 | |
| Singapore | 0.895 | 81.2 | 10.1 | 52,613 | |
| Brunei | 0.855 | 78.1 | 8.6 | 45,690 | |
| Qatar | 0.834 | 78.5 | 7.3 | 87,478 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.818 | 76.7 | 8.9 | 42,716 | |
| High human development | Bahrain | 0.796 | 75.2 | 9.4 | 19,154 |
| Kuwait | 0.790 | 74.7 | 6.1 | 52,793 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.782 | 74.1 | 7.8 | 22,616 | |
| Malaysia | 0.769 | 74.5 | 9.5 | 13,676 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0.754 | 67.4 | 10.4 | 10,451 | |
| Georgia | 0.745 | 73.9 | 12.1 | 5,005 | |
| Lebanon | 0.745 | 72.8 | 7.9 | 12,364 | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.742 | 73.2 | 7.8 | 10,695 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0.734 | 70.9 | 11.2 | 8,153 | |
| Oman | 0.731 | 73.2 | 5.5 | 24,092 | |
| Armenia | 0.729 | 74.4 | 10.8 | 5,540 | |
| Turkey | 0.722 | 74.2 | 6.5 | 13,710 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0.715 | 75.1 | 9.3 | 5,170 | |
| Medium human development | Jordan | 0.700 | 73.5 | 8.6 | 5,272 |
| China | 0.699 | 73.7 | 7.5 | 7,945 | |
| Turkmenistan | 0.698 | 65.2 | 9.9 | 7,782 | |
| Thailand | 0.690 | 74.3 | 6.6 | 7,722 | |
| Maldives | 0.688 | 77.1 | 5.8 | 7,478 | |
| Mongolia | 0.675 | 68.8 | 8.3 | 4,245 | |
| State of Palestine | 0.670 | 73.0 | 8.0 | 3,359 | |
| Philippines | 0.654 | 69.0 | 8.9 | 3,752 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0.654 | 68.6 | 10 | 3,201 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 0.648 | 76.0 | 5.7 | 4,674 | |
| Indonesia | 0.629 | 69.8 | 5.8 | 4,154 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.622 | 68.0 | 9.3 | 2,009 | |
| Tajikistan | 0.622 | 67.8 | 9.8 | 2,119 | |
| Vietnam | 0.617 | 75.4 | 5.5 | 2,970 | |
| Iraq | 0.590 | 69.6 | 5.6 | 3,557 | |
| Timor-Leste | 0.576 | 62.9 | 4.4 | 5,446 | |
| India | 0.554 | 65.8 | 4.4 | 3,285 | |
| Cambodia | 0.543 | 63.6 | 5.8 | 2,095 | |
| Lao PDR | 0.543 | 67.8 | 4.6 | 2,435 | |
| Bhutan | 0.538 | 67.6 | 2.3 | 5,246 | |
| Low human development | Bangladesh | 0.515 | 69.2 | 4.8 | 1,785 |
| Pakistan | 0.515 | 65.7 | 4.9 | 2,566 | |
| Myanmar | 0.498 | 65.7 | 3.9 | 1,817 | |
| Nepal | 0.463 | 69.1 | 3.2 | 1,137 | |
| Yemen | 0.458 | 65.9 | 5.3 | 928 | |
| Afghanistan | 0.374 | 49.1 | 3.1 | 1,000 | |
| Other countries or territories | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | — | — | — | — |
GNI = gross national income.