Hong Kong ranked highest among the countries grouped on the HDI (number 7 in the world, which is in the "very high human development" category), followed by Singapore (9), Japan (19) and South Korea (22).
hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ɹˈæŋkt hˈaɪɪst ɐmˌʌŋ ðə kˈʌntɹiz ɡɹˈuːpt ɔnðɪ ˌeɪtʃdˌiːˈaɪ nˈʌmbɚ sˈɛvən ɪnðə wˈɜːld, wˈɪtʃ ɪz ɪnðə "vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ hjˈuːmən dɪvˈɛləpmənt" kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ nˈaɪn, dʒəpˈæn nˈaɪntiːn ænd sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːə twˈɛnti tˈuː.