Benin vs China: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Benin
0.2476
in 2020
China
0.2573
in 2020
Benin rank
133rd
China rank
131st
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Benin
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.2573 against 0.2476 in Benin, a difference of 0.0097.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.
Benin ranks 133rd and China ranks 131st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and China in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0211 | 0.0353 | 0.0143 | China |
| 1880s | 0.0243 | 0.0359 | 0.0116 | China |
| 1890s | 0.0286 | 0.0362 | 0.0076 | China |
| 1900s | 0.0325 | 0.0384 | 0.0059 | China |
| 1910s | 0.0384 | 0.0566 | 0.0182 | China |
| 1920s | 0.0379 | 0.0578 | 0.02 | China |
| 1930s | 0.045 | 0.0729 | 0.028 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0587 | 0.0764 | 0.0177 | China |
| 1960s | 0.0945 | 0.0916 | 0.0029 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0904 | 0.1242 | 0.0338 | China |
| 1980s | 0.1132 | 0.1735 | 0.0603 | China |
| 1990s | 0.1842 | 0.1965 | 0.0123 | China |
| 2000s | 0.2344 | 0.2335 | 0.0008 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2647 | 0.2612 | 0.0035 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.2476 | 0.2573 | 0.0097 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Benin or China?
- China, at 0.2573 against 0.2476 in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Benin and China?
- 0.0097, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and China rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Benin ranks 133rd and China ranks 131st 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.
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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.