Brunei vs Kuwait: Augmented Human Development Index

Brunei

0.4182

in 2020

Kuwait

0.4015

in 2020

Brunei rank

79th

Kuwait rank

82nd

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Brunei
Kuwait

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.4182 against 0.4015 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0167.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 79th and Kuwait ranks 82nd of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Brunei
Augmented Human Development Index in Kuwait
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.