Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Augmented Human Development Index

Kuwait

0.4015

in 2020

United Arab Emirates

0.3974

in 2020

Kuwait rank

82nd

United Arab Emirates rank

85th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.4015 against 0.3974 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0041.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 82nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 85th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Kuwait
Augmented Human Development Index in United Arab Emirates
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.