Table 1.
Distribution of country-specific articles along the HDI: only countries accounting for 5% and more of all papers in their HDI category are shown
| HDI category | Country | n. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low HDI | Pakistan | 6 | 20.7 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 10.3 | |
| Papua and New Guinea | 3 | 10.3 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Kenya | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Malawi | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Uganda | 2 | 6.9 | |
| All articles | 29 | 100 | |
| Medium HDI | India | 8 | 28.6 |
| South Africa | 7 | 25.0 | |
| Zambia | 3 | 10.7 | |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 7.1 | |
| Ghana | 2 | 7.1 | |
| All articles | 28 | 100 | |
| High HDI | China | 16 | 34.8 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 8.7 | |
| Brazil | 3 | 6.5 | |
| Iran | 3 | 6.5 | |
| All articles | 46 | 100 | |
| Very high HDI | United States | 72 | 47.7 |
| Canada | 18 | 11.9 | |
| Australia | 17 | 11.3 | |
| All articles | 151 | 100 |
A total of 99 countries were reported. Countries with a proportion of articles below 5% within their HDI category included: Low HDI: Afghanistan; Burundi, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Uganda; Ivory Coast; Lesotho; Myanmar; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Tanzania; Zimbabwe. Medium HDI: Cambodia; Iraq; Kyrgyzstan; Syria; Tajikistan; Vietnam. High HDI: Armenia; Mexico; Russia; Sri Lanka; Belarus; Brazil and Colombia; Georgia; Jamaica; Jordan; Macedonia; Mongolia; Oman; Romania; Serbia; Thailand; Tunisia. Very high HDI: United Kingdom; Belgium; Croatia; Hungary; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea; Lithuania; Sweden; United Arab Emirates; Argentina; Australia and United Kingdom; Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; Chile; Cyprus; Estonia; European Union (15 countries); Finland; Germany; Greece; Iceland; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Slovakia; Spain; Western Europe and Switzerland