Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Jamaica
0.4879
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.4992
in 2020
Jamaica rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4992 against 0.4879 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0113.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 12 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0652 | 0.0518 | 0.0134 | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.0742 | 0.0673 | 0.007 | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.0955 | 0.0831 | 0.0124 | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.1137 | 0.0986 | 0.0151 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.1238 | 0.1087 | 0.015 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.1376 | 0.1334 | 0.0042 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.1516 | 0.165 | 0.0134 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.23 | 0.2556 | 0.0256 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.312 | 0.2728 | 0.0392 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.3534 | 0.3197 | 0.0337 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3773 | 0.3063 | 0.071 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.4238 | 0.3391 | 0.0846 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4564 | 0.3642 | 0.0921 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4946 | 0.4471 | 0.0475 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4879 | 0.4992 | 0.0112 | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4992 against 0.4879 in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0113, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Jamaica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th 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.