Denmark vs Norway: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Denmark

5.5%

in 2023

Norway

6.3%

in 2023

Denmark rank

162nd

Norway rank

159th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Norway currently reports 6.3% against 5.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 162nd and Norway ranks 159th 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.