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India Climbs 3 Spots in Human Development Index with Highest AI Skills Penetration
The Statesman Kolkata
|May 07, 2025
India climbed three spots in the Human Development Index (HDI) to 130, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.
India climbed three spots in the Human Development Index (HDI) to 130, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday. It also stated that India is in a unique position globally as a rising artificial intelligence powerhouse, with the highest self-reported AI skills penetration.
The index is part of the Human Development Report (HDR) which ranks 193 countries. Ireland tops the list, followed by Norway, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany. India is ranked at par with Bangladesh, while its neighbours Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan are at 89th, 145th and 168th, respectively.
"With an HDI value increasing from 0.676 in 2022 to 0.685 in 2023, India remains in the medium human development category, moving closer to the threshold for high human development (HDI more than or equal to 0.700)," the report said.
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