What is the difference in augmented human development index between Netherlands and United Kingdom?

0.0107, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?

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.

Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Augmented Human Development Index

Netherlands

0.7698

in 2020

United Kingdom

0.7805

in 2020

Netherlands rank

15th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Netherlands
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.7805 against 0.7698 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0107.

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

Netherlands ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.2194	0.2037	0.0157	Netherlands
1880s	0.2333	0.2296	0.0038	Netherlands
1890s	0.2545	0.251	0.0035	Netherlands
1900s	0.2772	0.2725	0.0047	Netherlands
1910s	0.314	0.3005	0.0134	Netherlands
1920s	0.3858	0.362	0.0238	Netherlands
1930s	0.4086	0.389	0.0196	Netherlands
1950s	0.4642	0.465	0.0008	United Kingdom
1960s	0.5069	0.5123	0.0054	United Kingdom
1970s	0.5552	0.5592	0.004	United Kingdom
1980s	0.604	0.6103	0.0063	United Kingdom
1990s	0.6392	0.6664	0.0272	United Kingdom
2000s	0.6776	0.7377	0.0601	United Kingdom
2010s	0.7298	0.7784	0.0486	United Kingdom
2020s	0.7698	0.7805	0.0107	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index, Netherlands or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.7805 against 0.7698 in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index between Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 0.0107, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for augmented human development index?: Netherlands ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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

Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Augmented Human Development Index. Statizoid, drawing on Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/augmented-human-development-index/netherlands/united-kingdom/

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/netherlands/united-kingdom/">Netherlands vs United Kingdom: 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.