Belgium vs United States: Augmented Human Development Index

Belgium

0.7354

in 2020

United States

0.7496

in 2020

Belgium rank

21st

United States rank

18th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Belgium
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.7496 against 0.7354 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0142.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States ahead.

Belgium ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Belgium
Augmented Human Development Index in United States
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.