Riyadh, January 14, 2020, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ranked second in the Arab world and thirty-sixth globally in the list of Human Development Index (HDI) with very high human development, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for 2019. The report stated that the Kingdom advanced and reached 36th, three ranks above the previous year. The Human Development Index aims to measure the level of prosperity being experienced by the peoples of the world in various fields in order to provide a base that enables comparisons between the ability of countries and societies to achieve equality, justice and welfare for their peoples. --SPA 14:51 LOCAL TIME 11:51 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1246313