Italy vs Spain: Augmented Human Development Index

Italy

0.6947

in 2020

Spain

0.692

in 2020

Italy rank

27th

Spain rank

29th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.6947 against 0.692 in Spain, a difference of 0.0027.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Italy
Augmented Human Development Index in Spain
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.