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Historical Index of Human Development (without GDP metric) vs. GDP per capita, 2015

The Historical Index of Human Development (HIHD) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: it represents an index
of life expectancy, literacy rates, educational enrolment, and per capita gross domestic product (GDP). The HIHD variable below has had this GDP metric removed.
Here it is measured against GDP per capita.

GDP per capita$1,000$10,000$100,000$576$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000HistoricalHumanDevelopmentIndex(withoutGDPmetric)ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesBrazilBrazilBangladeshBangladeshRussiaRussiaJapanJapanEthiopiaEthiopiaUkraineUkraineNepalNepalNigerNigerMalawiMalawiBurundiBurundiNorwayNorwayQatarQatarAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Prados de la Escosura, Maddison Project Database 2020 (Bolt and van Zanden (2020))