Germany vs Sweden: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Germany

7.2%

in 2023

Sweden

7.6%

in 2023

Germany rank

151st

Sweden rank

148th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Sweden currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 148th 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.