Nov 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations Development Program has ranked 177 countries and territories according to wealth, life expectancy and educational levels.

Here is a list of the top and bottom 12 ranked countries according to the U.N. Human Development Index:

1. Iceland

2. Norway

3. Australia

4. Canada

5. Ireland

6. Sweden

7. Switzerland

8. Japan

9. Netherlands

10. France

11. Finland

12. United States

166. Ivory Coast

167. Burundi

168. Democratic Republic of the Congo

169. Ethiopia

170. Chad

171. Central African Republic

172. Mozambique

173. Mali

174. Niger

175. Guinea-Bissau

176. Burkina Faso

177. Sierra Leone

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