Belgium vs United States: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Belgium
0.7354
in 2020
United States
0.7496
in 2020
Belgium rank
21st
United States rank
18th
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7496 against 0.7354 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0142.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2185 | 0.2382 | 0.0198 | United States |
| 1880s | 0.2344 | 0.2328 | 0.0017 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.2448 | 0.2604 | 0.0156 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.2705 | 0.2953 | 0.0248 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.2955 | 0.322 | 0.0265 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.3209 | 0.3754 | 0.0545 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.331 | 0.3963 | 0.0653 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.4148 | 0.4728 | 0.058 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.4671 | 0.5136 | 0.0465 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5035 | 0.5757 | 0.0722 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.5541 | 0.6482 | 0.0941 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6092 | 0.7017 | 0.0925 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.659 | 0.7354 | 0.0764 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7033 | 0.7822 | 0.079 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7354 | 0.7496 | 0.0142 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Belgium or United States?
- United States, at 0.7496 against 0.7354 in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Belgium and United States?
- 0.0142, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Belgium ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.