South Korea vs Malta: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

South Korea

8.5%

in 2023

Malta

8.8%

in 2023

South Korea rank

137th

Malta rank

134th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Malta currently reports 8.8% against 8.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 137th and Malta ranks 134th 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.