Austria vs France: Augmented Human Development Index

Austria

0.7383

in 2020

France

0.7328

in 2020

Austria rank

19th

France rank

22nd

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Austria
France

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.7383 against 0.7328 in France, a difference of 0.0055.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was France ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and France ranks 22nd of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Austria
Augmented Human Development Index in France
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – 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: 07 August 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.