Denmark vs United Kingdom: Augmented Human Development Index

Denmark

0.8008

in 2020

United Kingdom

0.7805

in 2020

Denmark rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Denmark
United Kingdom

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8008 against 0.7805 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0203.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Denmark
Augmented Human Development Index in United Kingdom
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.