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UNDP Human Development Report data (HDI and composite indices)

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UNDP Human Development Report data (HDI and composite indices)

UNDP's Human Development Report Office publishes the Human Development Index and related composite indices as CSV and Excel downloads from its Data Center. The terms of use say: "All materials provided on this website are copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license."

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Coverage

Table 1 (HDI and components), Table 2, titled "Trends in the Human Development Index, 1990-2023", Table 3 (Inequality-adjusted HDI), Table 4 (Gender Development Index), Table 5 (Gender Inequality Index) and Table 7 (Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI) from the 2025 HDR, plus a complete composite-indices time series (1990-2023) as one CSV. Update cadence: annual, with each Human Development Report.

Verdict

Human Development Index and related composite indices (inequality, gender, planetary pressures) by country, 1990–2023, as CSV and Excel downloads. Licensed CC BY 3.0 IGO: "All materials provided on this website are copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license." The terms set an "Appropriate Credit" condition: "You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate where changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but in no way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use." Rate limits: Not applicable (downloads). Signal Lab links only.

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