Human Development Index (UNDP): South Korea

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 0.937 index 0 to 1 for 2023, from UNDP Human Development Report Office.

Source series · Listed tier · Development · Annual · index 0 to 1 · UNDP.L.HDI.A · KOR

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Latest
0.937
index 0 to 1 · 2023
Previous
0.928
index 0 to 1 · 2022
Earliest held
0.738
index 0 to 1 · 1990
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South Korea · history

index 0 to 1 · Annual

Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office. Viewer read 2026-11-12T11:10:04.003Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Human Development Index (UNDP): South Korea: 34 readings, newest first. Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office.
PeriodValue (index 0 to 1)
20230.937
20220.928
20210.933
20200.928
20190.927
20180.924
20170.922
20160.918
20150.914
20140.910
20130.905
20120.901
20110.899
20100.894
20090.881
20080.878
20070.876
20060.871
20050.866
20040.859
20030.852
20020.846
20010.838
20000.830
19990.821
19980.809
19970.812
19960.801
19950.789
19940.779
19930.770
19920.759
19910.749
19900.738

Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office. All 34 readings held, 1990 to 2023. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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