List of Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index


The Human Development Index is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A territory scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher.
As per United Nations Development Programme, India had a HDI of 0.434 in 1990, which steadily increased and reached 0.490 in 2000, and 0.572 in 2010. As per the latest report, the HDI climbed to 0.685 in 2023 from 0.676 in 2022, which placed India in the medium category and ranked it 130th out of 193 countries.
The various Indian states and union territories have significant variations in HDI. Goa had the highest HDI amongst the Indian states with Bihar ranking last.

MoSPI

The list is based on the 2018 report published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation of Government of India.

Consumption-based

The data in the below table is based on the estimated consumption expenditure.
RankState/Union TerritoryHDI
1Kerala0.810
2Delhi0.750
3Himachal Pradesh0.652
4Goa0.617
5Punjab0.605
6Northeast India0.573
7Maharashtra0.572
8Tamil Nadu0.570
9Haryana0.552
10Jammu and Kashmir0.542
11Gujarat0.527
12Karnataka0.519
India0.513
13West Bengal0.492
14Uttarakhand0.490
15Andhra Pradesh0.473
17Rajasthan0.434
18Uttar Pradesh0.380
19Jharkhand0.376
20Madhya Pradesh0.375
21Bihar0.367
22Odisha0.362
23Chhattisgarh0.358