The human development index of Serbia for the year 2022 is 0,805, which places it in 65th place on the list of 193 countries and territories included in the United Nations report, i.e. in the category of very highly developed countries. As far as the region is concerned, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro and Romania are ahead of Serbia
Uneven progress in development leaves the poorest behind and inequalities widen. This results in a dangerous gridlock that requires an urgent response through collective action, according to a new human development report presented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
According to that report, the Human Development Index of Serbia for 2022 is 0,805, which places it in 65th place on the list of 193 countries and territories included in the report, i.e. in the category of very highly developed countries
As the country with the highest Human Development Index, Switzerland tops the list, followed by Norway, Iceland and Hong Kong SAR, while Denmark and Sweden share fifth place.
What is human development index
The Human Development Index (HDI) measures average long-term progress in three basic dimensions of societal development: life expectancy, education and gross national income per capita.
According to this parameter, countries are ranked in several categories, from those with low to those with very high human development.
Parameters for Serbia and the region
According to the latest Human Development Report, life expectancy in Serbia is 74,1 years.
Male and female citizens of Serbia completed an average of 11,5 years of schooling, while younger generations are expected to complete an average of 14,5 years of schooling.
Of the countries surrounding Serbia, the best placed is Slovenia, which is in 22nd place, and among the highly developed countries are also Croatia (39), Hungary (47), Montenegro (50) and Romania (53). A category lower, among the highly developed countries are Bulgaria (70), Albania (74), Bosnia and Herzegovina (80) and North Macedonia (83).
Worrying forecasts
The Human Development Report for 2023/24, as reported by the Belgrade office of UNDP, reveals a worrying trend: the recovery in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI) is partial, incomplete and uneven.
HDI is projected to reach a record high in 2023, after a large decline in 2020 and 2021, but this progress is very uneven. Rich countries have a record high level of human development, while half of the poorest countries remain below the level of development they were at before the start of the crisis.
Democratic paradox
As stated in the report, nearly 40 percent of global trade in goods is concentrated in three or fewer countries, while in 2021 the market capitalization of each of the world's three largest technology companies exceeded the gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 90 percent of the world's countries. in that year.
The report suggests that international collective efforts are being thwarted by an ever-present "democratic paradox" - while nine out of 10 people in the world support democracy, more than half of respondents globally express their support for leaders who undermine democracy by disregarding the basic rules of the democratic process, which they point to data analyzed in the report.
Half of people surveyed around the world say they have little or no control over their lives, while two-thirds believe they have little influence over their governments' decisions.
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