The 2003 Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index that measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth; knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate and the combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools; and a decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) US dollars. Higher scores indicate greater development.

Complete List

Ranking	Region	Rate
2	Australia/New Zealand	0.9
11	Caribbean	0.8
12	Central America	0.7
19	Eastern Africa	0.5
6	Eastern Asia	0.8
7	Eastern Europe	0.8
17	Melanesia	0.6
--	Micronesia (Region)	--
19	Middle Africa	0.5
15	Northern Africa	0.7
1	Northern America	0.9
4	Northern Europe	0.9
8	Polynesia	0.8
9	South America	0.8
16	South-Central Asia	0.7
14	South-Eastern Asia	0.7
18	Southern Africa	0.6
5	Southern Europe	0.9
13	The World	0.7
20	Western Africa	0.4
10	Western Asia	0.8
3	Western Europe	0.9

Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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