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

Netherlands

6.6%

in 2023

Norway

6.3%

in 2023

Netherlands rank

156th

Norway rank

159th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Netherlands currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 156th 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.