Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua: Augmented Human Development Index

Burkina Faso

0.2311

in 2020

Nicaragua

0.2273

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

139th

Nicaragua rank

142nd

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Burkina Faso
Nicaragua

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2311 against 0.2273 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0038.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Burkina Faso
Augmented Human Development Index in Nicaragua
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.