What was the HDI value of China in 2021?

The correct answer is 0.768.

Key Points

• The HDI is a composite index that measures the average achievements of a country in three basic dimensions of human development, namely, a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living.
• HDI value of China in 2021 is 0.768, which is considered to be a high human development score and China 's rank was 79^th.
• The HDI establishes "goalposts"—minimum and maximum values—for each dimension and then displays the position of each nation in respect to these values. A number between 0 and 1 is used to represent this.
• The higher a nation's HDI value, the higher its level of human development.

Additional Information

• The HDI is a composite summary indicator that evaluates a nation's average performance in three fundamental areas of human development: standard of living, knowledge, and health.
• The HDI is calculated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is used as a standard measure of human development across the world.
• With the exception of 2012 and 2020–21, the HDI has been published yearly since its initial release in 1990.
• The Human Development Index (HDI) has four categories: low human development (below 0.55), medium human development (0.55-.70), high human development (0.7-0.79), and very high human development (0.8-1.0).