Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Human Development Index

Sri Lanka

0.776

in 2023

Ukraine

0.779

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

89th

Ukraine rank

87th

Human Development Index over time

Sri Lanka
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.779 against 0.776 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.

Globally, Sri Lanka ranks 89th and Ukraine ranks 87th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Sri Lanka
Human Development Index in Ukraine
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Human Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.