Germany vs South Korea: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Germany
0.8373
in 2020
South Korea
0.8158
in 2020
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.8373 against 0.8158 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0215.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1789 | 0.0404 | 0.1385 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1973 | 0.0413 | 0.1559 | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.2168 | 0.0441 | 0.1727 | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.2384 | 0.0517 | 0.1868 | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.2581 | 0.046 | 0.2121 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.3535 | 0.0615 | 0.292 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.1923 | 0.0796 | 0.1126 | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.4774 | 0.172 | 0.3053 | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.5366 | 0.2105 | 0.3261 | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.5929 | 0.2479 | 0.345 | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.6591 | 0.3051 | 0.354 | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.7086 | 0.5418 | 0.1668 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.7402 | 0.6781 | 0.0621 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.7741 | 0.7264 | 0.0477 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8373 | 0.8158 | 0.0215 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Germany or South Korea?
- Germany, at 0.8373 against 0.8158 in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Germany and South Korea?
- 0.0215, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th 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.