Japan vs Switzerland: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Japan
0.8567
in 2020
Switzerland
0.8855
in 2020
Japan rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
1st
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan, a difference of 0.0288.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.082 | 0.2639 | 0.1818 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.0957 | 0.285 | 0.1893 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.1177 | 0.3067 | 0.1889 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.139 | 0.3274 | 0.1883 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.1578 | 0.3636 | 0.2058 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.1996 | 0.4018 | 0.2022 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.2212 | 0.4254 | 0.2042 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.3603 | 0.4818 | 0.1215 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.4774 | 0.524 | 0.0466 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5616 | 0.5973 | 0.0357 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6304 | 0.6782 | 0.0479 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6936 | 0.7199 | 0.0264 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7606 | 0.7567 | 0.004 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8075 | 0.8218 | 0.0143 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8567 | 0.8855 | 0.0288 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.0288, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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.