Iceland vs Japan: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Iceland
0.845
in 2020
Japan
0.8567
in 2020
Iceland rank
4th
Japan rank
2nd
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8567 against 0.845 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0117.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4084 | 0.3603 | 0.0481 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.4494 | 0.4774 | 0.0279 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4918 | 0.5616 | 0.0698 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5572 | 0.6304 | 0.0732 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6112 | 0.6936 | 0.0823 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6824 | 0.7606 | 0.0783 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7418 | 0.8075 | 0.0657 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.845 | 0.8567 | 0.0118 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.8567 against 0.845 in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0117, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd 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.