Which has higher augmented human development index, Hong Kong or Poland?

Poland, at 0.619 against 0.6184 in Hong Kong as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Poland?

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.

Hong Kong vs Poland: Augmented Human Development Index

Hong Kong

0.6184

in 2020

Poland

0.619

in 2020

Hong Kong rank

38th

Poland rank

36th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Hong Kong
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.619 against 0.6184 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0006.

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

Hong Kong ranks 38th and Poland ranks 36th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0378	0.0584	0.0206	Poland
1880s	0.0385	0.0749	0.0364	Poland
1890s	0.0407	0.0739	0.0332	Poland
1900s	0.0685	0.0845	0.016	Poland
1910s	0.0946	0.1121	0.0175	Poland
1920s	0.1508	0.2003	0.0495	Poland
1930s	0.1762	0.1874	0.0113	Poland
1950s	0.2362	0.1931	0.0431	Hong Kong
1960s	0.2685	0.2415	0.027	Hong Kong
1970s	0.316	0.2715	0.0445	Hong Kong
1980s	0.3826	0.2934	0.0892	Hong Kong
1990s	0.4629	0.4524	0.0105	Hong Kong
2000s	0.536	0.5392	0.0033	Poland
2010s	0.612	0.6209	0.009	Poland
2020s	0.6184	0.619	0.0007	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index, Hong Kong or Poland?: Poland, at 0.619 against 0.6184 in Hong Kong as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index between Hong Kong and Poland?: 0.0006, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Poland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong and Poland rank globally for augmented human development index?: Hong Kong ranks 38th and Poland ranks 36th 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

Hong Kong vs Poland: Augmented Human Development Index. Statizoid, drawing on Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/augmented-human-development-index/hong-kong-sar-china/poland/

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/hong-kong-sar-china/poland/">Hong Kong vs Poland: 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.