Indonesia's Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022 rose to its highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, Indonesia's score remains below the global average and is not prominent among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
This is evident from the latest HDI report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The UNDP compiles the HDI based on three main dimensions: health, education, and decent living standards.
The health dimension is measured using the indicator of life expectancy at birth.
The education dimension is measured using expected years of schooling and mean years of schooling.
Finally, the decent living standards dimension is measured using the indicator of gross national income (GNI) per capita.
These indicators are then formulated into a score on a scale of 0–1. The higher the score, the better the human development index in a country is assumed to be.
The following are the HDI score categories according to the UNDP:
* HDI score below 0.550: Low
* HDI score 0.550–0.699: Medium
* HDI score 0.700–0.799: High
* HDI score 0.800–1.000: Very high
In 2022, Indonesia achieved an HDI score of 0.713, placing it in the category of countries with a high human development index.
However, Indonesia's score is still lower than the global average of 0.739, placing Indonesia 112th out of 193 countries researched.
Indonesia's score is also lower than several ASEAN countries, namely Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The following is a complete breakdown of the ASEAN HDI scores in 2022, ordered from highest to lowest:
1. Singapore: 0.949
2. Brunei Darussalam: 0.823
3. Malaysia: 0.807
4. Thailand: 0.803
5. Vietnam: 0.726
6. Indonesia: 0.713
7. Philippines: 0.710
8. Laos: 0.620
9. Myanmar: 0.608
10. Cambodia: 0.600
11. Timor Leste: 0.566