Figure 5. HDI across states (2007-08)

The highest HDI (0.79) is for Kerala, followed by Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. Fourteen states and the north-eastern states (excluding Assam) have an HDI higher than the national average, that is, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, the north-eastern states excluding Assam, Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Kerala. Eight states (Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Assam), again listed in ascending order, have an HDI value below the national average of 0.47. Except for Rajasthan, these are also the states with a low Income Index reflecting a lower standard of living.