Which has higher augmented human development index, Ethiopia or Niger?

Ethiopia, at 0.2061 against 0.2015 in Niger as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Niger: Augmented Human Development Index

Ethiopia

0.2061

in 2020

Niger

0.2015

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

149th

Niger rank

151st

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Ethiopia
Niger

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.2061 against 0.2015 in Niger, a difference of 0.0046.

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

Ethiopia ranks 149th and Niger ranks 151st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0178	0.0258	0.0079	Niger
1880s	0.0178	0.0273	0.0095	Niger
1890s	0.019	0.0288	0.0098	Niger
1900s	0.0191	0.0324	0.0133	Niger
1910s	0.02	0.0302	0.0102	Niger
1920s	0.0218	0.0309	0.0091	Niger
1930s	0.0254	0.038	0.0126	Niger
1950s	0.0354	0.0417	0.0064	Niger
1960s	0.046	0.0522	0.0062	Niger
1970s	0.0507	0.0603	0.0096	Niger
1980s	0.0555	0.0724	0.0169	Niger
1990s	0.0893	0.1162	0.0269	Niger
2000s	0.1196	0.1464	0.0268	Niger
2010s	0.1582	0.1668	0.0086	Niger
2020s	0.2061	0.2015	0.0046	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index, Ethiopia or Niger?: Ethiopia, at 0.2061 against 0.2015 in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index between Ethiopia and Niger?: 0.0046, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for augmented human development index?: Ethiopia ranks 149th and Niger ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Niger: Augmented Human Development Index. Statizoid, drawing on Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/augmented-human-development-index/ethiopia/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/augmented-human-development-index/ethiopia/niger/">Ethiopia vs Niger: Augmented Human Development Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – 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: 18 September 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.