Jamaica vs Malaysia: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Jamaica
0.4879
in 2020
Malaysia
0.4766
in 2020
Jamaica rank
60th
Malaysia rank
63rd
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.4879 against 0.4766 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0113.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0652 | 0.0361 | 0.0291 | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.0742 | 0.0373 | 0.0369 | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.0955 | 0.0385 | 0.057 | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.1137 | 0.044 | 0.0698 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.1238 | 0.0465 | 0.0772 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.1376 | 0.0631 | 0.0745 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.1516 | 0.085 | 0.0666 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.23 | 0.1486 | 0.0814 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.312 | 0.192 | 0.12 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.3534 | 0.2257 | 0.1277 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3773 | 0.2883 | 0.089 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.4238 | 0.3243 | 0.0995 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4564 | 0.3707 | 0.0857 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4946 | 0.4092 | 0.0854 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4879 | 0.4766 | 0.0114 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Jamaica, at 0.4879 against 0.4766 in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.0113, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Jamaica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.