Which has higher augmented human development index, Japan or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan as of 2020.

What is the difference in augmented human development index between Japan and Switzerland?

0.0288, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?

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.

Japan vs Switzerland: Augmented Human Development Index

Japan

0.8567

in 2020

Switzerland

0.8855

in 2020

Japan rank

2nd

Switzerland rank

1st

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Japan
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan, a difference of 0.0288.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.082	0.2639	0.1818	Switzerland
1880s	0.0957	0.285	0.1893	Switzerland
1890s	0.1177	0.3067	0.1889	Switzerland
1900s	0.139	0.3274	0.1883	Switzerland
1910s	0.1578	0.3636	0.2058	Switzerland
1920s	0.1996	0.4018	0.2022	Switzerland
1930s	0.2212	0.4254	0.2042	Switzerland
1950s	0.3603	0.4818	0.1215	Switzerland
1960s	0.4774	0.524	0.0466	Switzerland
1970s	0.5616	0.5973	0.0357	Switzerland
1980s	0.6304	0.6782	0.0479	Switzerland
1990s	0.6936	0.7199	0.0264	Switzerland
2000s	0.7606	0.7567	0.004	Japan
2010s	0.8075	0.8218	0.0143	Switzerland
2020s	0.8567	0.8855	0.0288	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index, Japan or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index between Japan and Switzerland?: 0.0288, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for augmented human development index?: Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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.

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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.