Macau's rank in the Human Development Index is 18th.
== Geographical coverage ==The HDI has extended its geographical coverage: David Hastings, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, published a report geographically extending the HDI to 230+ economies, whereas the UNDP HDI for 2009 enumerates 182 economies and coverage for the 2010 HDI dropped to 169 countries
The index does not take into account several factors, such as the net wealth per capita or the relative quality of goods in a country

