South Korea vs Sweden: Augmented Human Development Index

South Korea

0.8158

in 2020

Sweden

0.8034

in 2020

South Korea rank

8th

Sweden rank

10th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

South Korea
Sweden

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.8158 against 0.8034 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0124.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.

South Korea ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in South Korea
Augmented Human Development Index in Sweden
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.