How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Finland vs United Kingdom: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric

Finland

0.7898

in 2020

United Kingdom

0.7805

in 2020

Finland rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time

Finland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.7898 against 0.7805 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0093.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Finland ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1239	0.2037	0.0798	United Kingdom
1880s	0.1224	0.2296	0.1072	United Kingdom
1890s	0.1357	0.251	0.1153	United Kingdom
1900s	0.1362	0.2725	0.1363	United Kingdom
1910s	0.1763	0.3005	0.1243	United Kingdom
1920s	0.2603	0.362	0.1016	United Kingdom
1930s	0.2978	0.389	0.0912	United Kingdom
1950s	0.4086	0.465	0.0565	United Kingdom
1960s	0.4538	0.5123	0.0584	United Kingdom
1970s	0.4974	0.5592	0.0618	United Kingdom
1980s	0.5682	0.6103	0.042	United Kingdom
1990s	0.6245	0.6664	0.0419	United Kingdom
2000s	0.6838	0.7377	0.0539	United Kingdom
2010s	0.7177	0.7784	0.0607	United Kingdom
2020s	0.7898	0.7805	0.0093	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Finland or United Kingdom?: Finland, at 0.7898 against 0.7805 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Finland and United Kingdom?: 0.0093, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?: Finland ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.