How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?

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

Ireland vs United States: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric

Ireland

0.7554

in 2020

United States

0.7496

in 2020

Ireland rank

17th

United States rank

18th

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

Ireland
United States

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.7554 against 0.7496 in United States, a difference of 0.0058.

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

Ireland ranks 17th and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1814	0.2382	0.0568	United States
1880s	0.206	0.2328	0.0268	United States
1890s	0.2303	0.2604	0.0302	United States
1900s	0.2544	0.2953	0.041	United States
1910s	0.2794	0.322	0.0426	United States
1920s	0.3465	0.3754	0.0289	United States
1930s	0.3619	0.3963	0.0344	United States
1950s	0.4135	0.4728	0.0593	United States
1960s	0.4543	0.5136	0.0593	United States
1970s	0.4889	0.5757	0.0867	United States
1980s	0.5213	0.6482	0.1269	United States
1990s	0.5708	0.7017	0.1309	United States
2000s	0.6342	0.7354	0.1012	United States
2010s	0.7185	0.7822	0.0637	United States
2020s	0.7554	0.7496	0.0058	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Ireland or United States?: Ireland, at 0.7554 against 0.7496 in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Ireland and United States?: 0.0058, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ireland and United States rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?: Ireland ranks 17th 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.

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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.