Which one of the following is India's rank in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI) among the countries of the world in 2020?

Option 2 : 131

The correct answer is 131.

• Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• With an HDI value of 0.645, the country fell in the medium human development category.
• In the Human Development Index  2019, India was at 129 ranks.

• Published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) It is a statistical tool used to measure a country’s overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions.
• The social and economic dimensions of a country are based on the health of people, their level of educational attainment, and their standard of living.
• The HDI is a measure for assessing countries' progress in three basic dimensions of human development:
  • A long and healthy life (life expectancy).
  • Access to knowledge.
  • Access to a decent standard of living.
• Countries are ranked based on a scale ranging from 0 (low) to 1 (high).
• Mahbub-ul-Haq the Pakistani economist created the Human Development Index.