Table 2.

Anomalous cases in the HDI–inequality relationship (2021)

CategoryCountryHDI rank (2021)HDI groupEducational inequality (2021)Regional avgDeviation from HDI group avg
High HDI with high inequalityKuwait50Very High22.1123.90+15.08
Saudi Arabia35Very High18.1223.90+11.09
Spain27Very High15.73N/A+8.70
Low HDI with low inequalityUzbekistan101High0.555.79−11.79
Kyrgyzstan118Medium3.365.79−22.95
Marshall Islands131Medium4.7815.54−21.53
Tajikistan122Medium6.045.79−20.27
Lebanon112High6.1823.90−6.16
Source(s): Authors’ own creation based on UNDP inequality data set (2010–2024)

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