China vs Vanuatu: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

China

15.9%

in 2023

Vanuatu

16.1%

in 2023

China rank

97th

Vanuatu rank

96th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Vanuatu currently reports 16.1% against 15.9% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Vanuatu ahead.

China ranks 97th and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.