Canada vs Germany: Augmented Human Development Index

Canada

0.8276

in 2020

Germany

0.8373

in 2020

Canada rank

7th

Germany rank

6th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Canada
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.8373 against 0.8276 in Canada, a difference of 0.0098.

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

Canada ranks 7th and Germany ranks 6th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Canada
Augmented Human Development Index in Germany
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.