Top 10 Indian States with High HDI 2020 | Human Development Index | English

India moved up one spot to 129 among 188 countries in the Human Development Index rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme. For a country as vast and diverse as India, there are considerable inter-state variations. HDI is a composite index based on three aspects including , health, education and living standards. So In this video lets find the top 10 Indian States with High Human Development Index in 2020.

10. Karnataka
Karnataka state secures 10th place in Human Development Index among Indian states. having a Medium human development with 0.682 Human Development Index score. The state is comparable to Iraq. With an increase of 0.201 HDI over 25 years, which makes Karnataka in the list of best-improved states.

9. Maharashtra, Manipur
Maharashtra, and Manipur shares 9th place in Human Development Index. having a Medium human development with 0.695 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Marshall Islands. With an increase of 0.170 HDI over 25 years, both states improved almost the same speed.

8. Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the eastern states to be listed in the top Human Development Index list. having a Medium human development with 0.697 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Egypt. Mizoram is also improved well over the last 25 years with an increase of 0.165 HDI.

7. Haryana
Haryana secures 7th place in Human Development Index among Indian states. With having a High human development with 0.704 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to South Africa. Over the last 25 years, Haryana got 0.189 scores to get into this good position.

6. Tamil Nadu
Tamilnadu is another south indian state to be in the Human Development Index list. With having a High human development with 0.708 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Libya. With an increase of 0.201 HDI over 25 years, which makes Tamil nadu in the list of best-improved states.

5. Sikkim
Sikkim is the highest-ranked eastern state to be in the Human Development Index list. With having a High human development with 0.716 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Tonga. With an increase of 0.201 HDI over 25 years, which makes Sikkim in the list of best-improved states along with Tamil nadu, Karnataka.

4. Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh state secures 4th place in Human Development Index among Indian states. having a High human development with 0.720 Human Development Index score. The state is comparable to Belize. With an increase of 0.163 HDI over 25 years, which makes Himachal Pradesh an average improved state.

3. Punjab
Punjab tops the list in Human Development Index in north Indian states. With having a High human development with 0.721 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Jordan. Over the last 25 years, the state is got 0.174 points which makes Punjab a good performing state,

2. Goa
Goa is another small state to be in the list for top-performing in Human Development Index. With having a High human development with 0.764 Human Development Index score. With this HDI, the state is comparable to Thailand. With an increase of 0.185 HDI over 25 years, which makes Goa in the list of best-improved states.

1. Kerala
Without any surprise, Kerala continues to remain at the top of human development rankings. The southern state retains its top ranking with some improvement. Kerala would be the only state classified by the UN to have high human development since it has a score greater than 0.7 which scores 0.790. The most remaining states would be classified as either medium or low human development. Last 25 years Kerala improved HDI with 0. 228 points with development in every sector.