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[edit] Complete list of countries

  • ▲ = increase in 2005 data (published in 2007) - compared to 2004 data (published in 2006).
  • ▬ = 2005 data (published in 2007) remained the same as the 2004 data (published in 2006).
  • ▼ = decrease in 2005 data (published in 2007) - compared to 2004 data (published in 2006).
  • Similar HDI values in the current list do not lead to ranking ties since the HDI rank is actually determined using HDI values to the sixth decimal point.
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006) Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
1 ▲ (1) Flag of Iceland Iceland ▲ 0.968
2 ▼ (1) Flag of Norway Norway ▲ 0.968
3 ▬ (0) Flag of Australia Australia ▲ 0.962
4 ▲ (2) Flag of Canada Canada ▲ 0.961
5 ▼ (1) Flag of Ireland Ireland ▲ 0.959
6 ▼ (1) Flag of Sweden Sweden ▲ 0.956
7 ▲ (2) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland ▲ 0.955
8 ▼ (-1) Flag of Japan Japan ▲ 0.953
9 ▲ (+1) Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands ▲ 0.953
10 ▲ (6) Flag of France France ▲ 0.952
11 ▬ (0) Flag of Finland Finland ▲ 0.952
12 ▼ (4) Flag of the United States United States ▲ 0.951
13 ▲ (6) Flag of Spain Spain ▲ 0.949
14 ▲ (1) Flag of Denmark Denmark ▲ 0.949
15 ▼ (1) Flag of Austria Austria ▲ 0.948
16 ▲ (2) Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom ▲ 0.946
17 ▼ (4) Flag of Belgium Belgium ▲ 0.946
18 ▼ (6) Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg ▼ 0.944
19 ▲ (1) Flag of New Zealand New Zealand ▲ 0.943
20 ▼ (3) Flag of Italy Italy ▲ 0.941
21 ▲ (1) Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong ▲ 0.937
22 ▼ (1) Flag of Germany Germany ▲ 0.935
23 ▬ (0) Flag of Israel Israel ▲ 0.932
24 ▬ (0) Flag of Greece Greece ▲ 0.926
25 ▬ (0) Flag of Singapore Singapore ▲ 0.922
26 ▬ (0) Flag of South Korea South Korea ▲ 0.921
27 ▬ (0) Flag of Slovenia Slovenia ▲ 0.917
28 ▲ (1) Flag of Cyprus Cyprus ▬ 0.903
29 ▼ (1) Flag of Portugal Portugal ▼ 0.897
30 ▲ (4) Flag of Brunei Brunei ▲ 0.894
31 ▬ (0) Flag of Barbados Barbados ▲ 0.892
32 ▼ (2) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic ▲ 0.891
33 ▬ (0) Flag of Kuwait Kuwait ▲ 0.891
34 ▼ (2) Flag of Malta Malta ▲ 0.878
35 ▲ (11) Flag of Qatar Qatar ▲ 0.875
36 ▼ (1) Flag of Hungary Hungary ▲ 0.874
37 ▬ (0) Flag of Poland Poland ▲ 0.870
38 ▼ (2) Flag of Argentina Argentina ▲ 0.869
39 ▲ (10) Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates ▲ 0.868
40 ▼ (2) Flag of Chile Chile ▲ 0.867
41 ▼ (2) Flag of Bahrain Bahrain ▲ 0.866
42 ▬ (0) Flag of Slovakia Slovakia ▲ 0.863
43 ▼ (2) Flag of Lithuania Lithuania ▲ 0.862
44 ▼ (4) Flag of Estonia Estonia ▲ 0.860
45 ▬ (0) Flag of Latvia Latvia ▲ 0.855
46 ▼ (3) Flag of Uruguay Uruguay ▲ 0.852
47 ▼ (3) Flag of Croatia Croatia ▲ 0.850
48 ▬ (0) Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica ▲ 0.846
49 ▲ (3) Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas ▲ 0.845
50 ▼ (3) Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles ▲ 0.843
51 ▼ (1) Flag of Cuba Cuba ▲ 0.838
52 ▲ (1) Flag of Mexico Mexico ▲ 0.829
53 ▲ (1) Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria ▲ 0.824
54 ▼ (3) Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis ▼ 0.821
55 ▬ (0) Flag of Tonga Tonga ▲ 0.819
56 ▲ (8) Flag of Libya Libya ▲ 0.818
57 ▲ (2) Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda ▲ 0.815
58 ▼ (2) Flag of Oman Oman ▲ 0.814
59 ▼ (2) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago ▲ 0.814
60 ▬ (0) Flag of Romania Romania ▲ 0.813
61 ▲ (15) Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia ▲ 0.812
62 ▼ (4) Flag of Panama Panama ▲ 0.812
63 ▼ (2) Flag of Malaysia Malaysia ▲ 0.811
64 ▲ (3) Flag of Belarus Belarus ▲ 0.804
65 ▼ (2) Flag of Mauritius Mauritius ▲ 0.804
66 ▼ (4) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ▲ 0.803
67 ▼ (2) Flag of Russia Russia ▲ 0.802
68 ▲ (5) Flag of Albania Albania ▲ 0.801
69 ▼ (3) Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia ▲ 0.801
70 ▼ (1) Flag of Brazil Brazil ▲ 0.800
71 ▼ (3) Flag of Dominica Dominica ▲ 0.798
72 ▼ (1) Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ▲ 0.795
73 ▲ (6) Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ▲ 0.794
74 ▼ (2) Flag of Venezuela Venezuela ▲ 0.792
75 ▼ (5) Flag of Colombia Colombia ▲ 0.791
76 ▲ (1) Flag of Ukraine Ukraine ▲ 0.788
77 ▼ (2) Flag of Samoa Samoa ▲ 0.785
78 ▼ (4) Flag of Thailand Thailand ▼ 0.781
79 ▲ (15) Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic ▲ 0.779
80 ▲ (15) Flag of Belize Belize ▲ 0.778
81 ▬ (0) Flag of the People's Republic of China China[1] ▲ 0.777
82 ▲ (3) Flag of Grenada Grenada ▲ 0.777
83 ▼ (3) Flag of Armenia Armenia ▲ 0.775
84 ▲ (8) Flag of Turkey Turkey ▲ 0.775
85 ▲ (4) Flag of Suriname Suriname ▲ 0.774
86 ▬ (0) Flag of Jordan Jordan ▲ 0.773
87 ▼ (5) Flag of Peru Peru ▲ 0.773
88 ▼ (10) Flag of Lebanon Lebanon ▼ 0.772
89 ▼ (6) Flag of Ecuador Ecuador ▲ 0.772
90 ▼ (6) Flag of the Philippines Philippines ▲ 0.771
91 ▼ (4) Flag of Tunisia Tunisia ▲ 0.766
92 ▼ (2) Flag of Fiji Fiji ▲ 0.762
93 ▼ (5) Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ▲ 0.761
94 ▲ (2) Flag of Iran Iran ▲ 0.759
95 ▼ (4) Flag of Paraguay Paraguay ▼ 0.755
96 ▲ (1) Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia ▲ 0.754
97 ▲ (6) Flag of Guyana Guyana ▲ 0.750
98 ▲ (1) Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ▲ 0.746
99 ▼ (6) Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ▼ 0.743
100 ▼ (2) Flag of the Maldives Maldives ▲ 0.741
101 ▲ (3) Flag of Jamaica Jamaica ▲ 0.736
102 ▲ (4) Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde ▲ 0.736
103 ▼ (2) Flag of El Salvador El Salvador ▲ 0.735
104 ▼ (2) Flag of Algeria Algeria ▲ 0.733
105 ▲ (4) Flag of Vietnam Vietnam ▲ 0.733
106 ▼ (6) Palestinian flag Palestinian Authority ▼ 0.731
107 ▲ (1) Flag of Indonesia Indonesia ▲ 0.728
108 ▼ (1) Flag of Syria Syria ▲ 0.724
109 ▼ (4) Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ▼ 0.713
110 ▲ (2) Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua ▲ 0.710
111 ▲ (3) Flag of Moldova Moldova ▲ 0.708
112 ▼ (1) Flag of Egypt Egypt ▲ 0.708
113 ▬ (0) Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan ▲ 0.702
114 ▲ (2) Flag of Mongolia Mongolia ▲ 0.700
115 ▲ (2) Flag of Honduras Honduras ▲ 0.700
116 ▼ (6) Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan ▼ 0.696
117 ▼ (2) Flag of Bolivia Bolivia ▲ 0.695
118 ▬ (0) Flag of Guatemala Guatemala ▲ 0.689
119 ▲ (5) Flag of Gabon Gabon ▲ 0.677
120 ▼ (1) Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu ▲ 0.674
121 ▬ (0) Flag of South Africa South Africa ▲ 0.674
122 ▬ (0) Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan ▲ 0.673
123 ▲ (4) Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe ▲ 0.654
124 ▲ (7) Flag of Botswana Botswana ▲ 0.654
125 ▬ (0) Flag of Namibia Namibia ▲ 0.650
126 ▼ (3) Flag of Morocco Morocco ▲ 0.646
127 ▼ (7) Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ▼ 0.642
128 ▼ (2) Flag of India India ▲ 0.619
129 ▼ (1) Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands ▲ 0.602
130 ▲ (3) Flag of Laos Laos ▲ 0.601
131 ▼ (2) Flag of Cambodia Cambodia ▲ 0.598
132 ▼ (2) Flag of Burma Burma ▲ 0.583
133 ▲ (2) Flag of Bhutan Bhutan ▲ 0.579
134 ▼ (2) Flag of the Comoros Comoros ▲ 0.561
135 ▲ (1) Flag of Ghana Ghana ▲ 0.553
136 ▼ (2) Flag of Pakistan Pakistan ▲ 0.551
137 ▲ (16) Flag of Mauritania Mauritania ▲ 0.550
138 ▲ (11) Flag of Lesotho Lesotho ▲ 0.549
139 ▲ (1) Flag of the Republic of the Congo Congo[2] ▲ 0.548
140 ▼ (3) Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh ▲ 0.547
141 ▲ (5) Flag of Swaziland Swaziland ▲ 0.547
142 ▼ (4) Flag of Nepal Nepal ▲ 0.534
143 ▬ (0) Flag of Madagascar Madagascar ▲ 0.533
144 ▬ (0) Flag of Cameroon Cameroon ▲ 0.532
145 ▼ (6) Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea ▲ 0.530
146 ▲ (8) Flag of Haiti Haiti ▲ 0.529
147 ▼ (6) Flag of Sudan Sudan ▲ 0.526
148 ▲ (4) Flag of Kenya Kenya ▲ 0.521
149 ▼ (1) Flag of Djibouti Djibouti ▲ 0.516
150 ▼ (8) Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste ▲ 0.514
151 ▬ (0) Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ▲ 0.513
152 ▼ (5) Flag of Togo Togo ▲ 0.512
153 ▼ (3) Flag of Yemen Yemen ▲ 0.508
154 ▼ (9) Flag of Uganda Uganda ▲ 0.505
155 ▬ (0) Flag of The Gambia Gambia ▲ 0.502
156 ▬ (0) Flag of Senegal Senegal ▲ 0.499
157 ▬ (0) Flag of Eritrea Eritrea ▲ 0.483
158 ▲ (1) Flag of Nigeria Nigeria ▲ 0.470
159 ▲ (3) Flag of Tanzania Tanzania ▲ 0.467
160 ▬ (0) Flag of Guinea Guinea ▲ 0.456
161 ▼ (3) Flag of Rwanda Rwanda ▲ 0.452
162 ▼ (1) Flag of Angola Angola ▲ 0.446
163 ▬ (0) Flag of Benin Benin ▲ 0.437
164 ▲ (2) Flag of Malawi Malawi ▲ 0.437
165 ▬ (0) Flag of Zambia Zambia ▲ 0.434
166 ▼ (2) Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) ▲ 0.432
167 ▲ (2) Flag of Burundi Burundi ▲ 0.413
168 ▼ (1) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo[3] ▲ 0.411
169 ▲ (1) Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia ▲ 0.406
170 ▲ (1) Flag of Chad Chad ▲ 0.388
171 ▲ (1) Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic ▲ 0.384
172 ▼ (4) Flag of Mozambique Mozambique ▼ 0.384
173 ▲ (2) Flag of Mali Mali ▲ 0.380
174 ▲ (3) Flag of Niger Niger ▲ 0.374
175 ▼ (2) Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ▲ 0.374
176 ▼ (2) Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ▲ 0.370
177 ▼ (1) Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone ▲ 0.336

[edit] List of countries by date of abolition of monarchy

Country Monarchy abolished ? Date of abolition of monarchy Last Monarch
Name Title Royal House
Afghanistan yes 1973 - July 17 Mohammed Zahir Shah King House of Barakzai
Albania yes 1939 - April 7 Last native monarchy abolished Zog I King House of Zogu
1943 - July 25 Italian monarchy in Albania abolished Victor Emmanuel III King House of Savoy
Andorra no [4] - - - -
Antigua and Barbuda never had a monarchy - - - -


Country Date of abolition of monarchy Last Monarch
Name Title Royal House
Afghanistan 1973 - July 17 Mohammed Zahir Shah King House of Barakzai
Albania 1939 - April 7 Last native monarchy abolished Zog I King House of Zogu
1943 - July 25 Italian monarchy in Albania abolished Victor Emmanuel III King House of Savoy
Andorra none [5] - - -
Antigua and Barbuda none [6] - - -
Australia none [6] - - -
Austria 1918 - November 12 Charles I Emperor House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Bahamas none [6] - - -
Bahrain none [7] - - -
Barbados none [6] - - -
Belgium none [8] - - -
Belize none [6] - - -
Bhutan none [9] - - -
Brunei none [10] - - -
Bulgaria 1946 - September 15 Simeon II Tsar House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Cambodia none [11] - - -
Canada none [6] - - -
China 1912 - February 12 Puyi Emperor Qing Dynasty
Denmark none [12] - - -
Egypt 1953 - June 18 Fuad II King Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Ethiopia 1974 - September 12 Haile Selassie I Emperor Solomonic Dynasty
France 1848 - February 24 Centuries-old royal rule abolished Louis-Philippe I King House of Orléans
1870 - September 4 Short-lived imperial rule abolished Napoléon III Emperor House of Bonaparte
Finland 1918 - December 14 Throne renounced by the King-Elect Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse King-Elect House of Hesse-Kassel
1919 - July 26 Regency abolished Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Regent none ; descended from the Mannerheim family
Germany 1918 - November 9 Wilhelm II Emperor House of Hohenzollern
Greece 1973 - June 1 Constantine II King House of Glücksburg
Grenada none [6] - - -
Iceland 1944 - June 17 Christian X King House of Glücksburg
Iran 1979 - February 11 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah Pahlavi Dynasty
Iraq 1958 - July 14 Faisal II King House of Hashim
Ireland 1949 - April 18 George VI King House of Windsor
Italy 1946 - June 12 Umberto II King House of Savoy
Jamaica none [6] - - -
Japan none [13] - - -
Jordan none [14] - - -
Korea 1910 - August 22 Last native monarchy abolished Sunjong Emperor Joseon Dynasty
1945 - August 15 Japanese monarchy in Korea abolished Hirohito Emperor Imperial House of Japan
Kuwait none [15] - - -
Lesotho none [16] - - -
Libya 1969 - September 1 Idris I King Senussi Dynasty
Liechtenstein none [17] - - -
Luxembourg none [18] - - -
Malaysia none [19] - - -
Malta 1974 - December 13 Elizabeth II Queen House of Windsor
Monaco none [20] - - -
Morocco none [21] - - -
Nepal none [22] - - -
Netherlands none [23] - - -
New Zealand none [6] - - -
Norway none [24] - - -
Oman none [25] - - -
Papua New Guinea none [6] - - -
Portugal 1910 - October 4 Manuel II King House of Braganza
Qatar none [26] - - -
Romania 1947 - December 30 Michael I King House of Hohenzollern
Russia 1917 - March 15 Nicholas II Tsar House of Romanov
Saint Kitts and Nevis none [6] - - -
Saint Lucia none [6] - - -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines none [6] - - -
San Marino none [27] - - -
Saudi Arabia none [28] - - -
Solomon Islands none [6] - - -
Spain none [29] - - -
Swaziland none [30] - - -
Sweden none [31] - - -
Thailand none [32] - - -
Tonga none [33] - - -
Tunisia 1957 - July 25 Muhammad VIII al-Amin King Husainid Dynasty
Turkey 1922 - November 1 Mehmed VI Sultan Ottoman Dynasty
Tuvalu none [6] - - -
United Arab Emirates none [34] - - -
United Kingdom none [6] - - -
Vatican City none [35] - - -


  1. ^ Includes data for mainland People's Republic of China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) (separately ranked) Macau SAR and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  2. ^ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville and previously simply as Congo.
  3. ^ Also known as Congo-Kinshasa.
  4. ^ Andorra is still ruled by two Co-Princes.
  5. ^ Andorra is still ruled by two Co-Princes.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The 16 Commonwealth realms are still ruled by a Queen.
  7. ^ Bahrain is still ruled by a King.
  8. ^ Belgium is still ruled by a King.
  9. ^ Bhutan is still ruled by a King.
  10. ^ Brunei is still ruled by a Sultan.
  11. ^ Cambodia is still ruled by a King.
  12. ^ Denmark is still ruled by a Queen.
  13. ^ Japan is still ruled by an Emperor.
  14. ^ Jordan is still ruled by a King.
  15. ^ Kuwait is still ruled by an Emir.
  16. ^ Lesotho is still ruled by a King.
  17. ^ Liechtenstein is still ruled by a Prince.
  18. ^ Luxembourg is still ruled by a Grand Duke.
  19. ^ Malaysia is still ruled by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
  20. ^ Monaco is still ruled by a Prince.
  21. ^ Morocco is still ruled by a King.
  22. ^ Nepal is still ruled by a King. However, the future of the monarchy is highly uncertain as the monarch's constitutional role as Head of State has been transferred to the Prime Minister until the Constituent Assembly decides on the monarchy's fate.
  23. ^ The Netherlands are still ruled by a Queen.
  24. ^ Norway is still ruled by a King.
  25. ^ Oman is still ruled by a Sultan.
  26. ^ Qatar is still ruled by an Emir.
  27. ^ San Marino has never had a monarchy. It has been a republic since its foundation in 301.
  28. ^ Saudi Arabia is still ruled by a King.
  29. ^ Spain is still ruled by a King.
  30. ^ Swaziland is still ruled by a King.
  31. ^ Sweden is still ruled by a King.
  32. ^ Thailand is still ruled by a King.
  33. ^ Tonga is still ruled by a King.
  34. ^ The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates, each with its own ruler. Although he is elected by the Supreme Council every five years and uses the non-monarchical title of President, the Head of State is a de facto monarch as the Presidency is unofficially hereditary to the Al-Nahayan clan of Abu Dhabi.
  35. ^ The Vatican City is still ruled by the Pope.