Arrange the following countries in ascending order of their HDI values in 2022?
A. Iceland
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Canada
D. France
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, D, C, A
In ascending order the lowest HDI value comes first. The table of HDI values for 2022 gives:
B. Saudi Arabia — 0.875, rank 40.
D. France — 0.910, rank 28.
C. Canada — 0.935, rank 18.
A. Iceland — 0.959, rank 3.
Note: These values are from Appendix I (Human Development Index, 2022) at the back of the NCERT book Fundamentals of Human Geography. Keep a little time for the appendix and index at the end of the book; this whole question was set from one appendix table.
NCERT (2025-26): “International Comparisons … Countries with very high human development index are those which have a score of over 0.800. According to the Human Development Report of 2023-24, this group includes 69 countries.…”
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