Germany vs Norway: Augmented Human Development Index

Germany

0.8373

in 2020

Norway

0.8412

in 2020

Germany rank

6th

Norway rank

5th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Germany
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.8412 against 0.8373 in Germany, a difference of 0.0039.

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

Germany ranks 6th and Norway ranks 5th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Germany
Augmented Human Development Index in Norway
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.