Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina

Argentina: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.5809 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5809
World rank
43rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.5809
in 2020
All-time low
0.1242
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina, 1870–2020

0.10.20.30.40.50.61870194520201870: 0.1241880: 0.1311890: 0.1511900: 0.1641913: 0.21925: 0.2381929: 0.2521933: 0.2261938: 0.2391950: 0.2771955: 0.2721960: 0.3341965: 0.3381970: 0.2541975: 0.3651980: 0.2361985: 0.461990: 0.4551995: 0.4812000: 0.4972005: 0.522010: 0.5262015: 0.5492020: 0.581

Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina stood at 0.5809. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina peaked at 0.5809 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1242, in 1870.

That places Argentina 43rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina, 1870 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1870 0.1242
1880 0.1314 +5.8%
1890 0.151 +14.9%
1900 0.1637 +8.4%
1913 0.1998 +22.0%
1925 0.2382 +19.2%
1929 0.2523 +5.9%
1933 0.2261 -10.4%
1938 0.2391 +5.7%
1950 0.2768 +15.7%
1955 0.2723 -1.6%
1960 0.3344 +22.8%
1965 0.3381 +1.1%
1970 0.2536 -25.0%
1975 0.3653 +44.0%
1980 0.2365 -35.3%
1985 0.46 +94.5%
1990 0.4551 -1.1%
1995 0.4806 +5.6%
2000 0.4968 +3.4%
2005 0.5196 +4.6%
2010 0.5258 +1.2%
2015 0.5495 +4.5%
2020 0.5809 +5.7%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.5809 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4394, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.5809 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4747, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +94.5% 0.2365 0.46

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.1242 0.1242 0.1242 1
1880s 0.1314 0.1314 0.1314 1
1890s 0.151 0.151 0.151 1
1900s 0.1637 0.1637 0.1637 1
1910s 0.1998 0.1998 0.1998 1
1920s 0.2452 0.2382 0.2523 2
1930s 0.2326 0.2261 0.2391 2
1950s 0.2745 0.2723 0.2768 2
1960s 0.3363 0.3344 0.3381 2
1970s 0.3095 0.2536 0.3653 2
1980s 0.3483 0.2365 0.46 2
1990s 0.4679 0.4551 0.4806 2
2000s 0.5082 0.4968 0.5196 2
2010s 0.5376 0.5258 0.5495 2
2020s 0.5809 0.5809 0.5809 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 40 Trinidad and Tobago 0.601 compare
  2. 41 Costa Rica 0.5879 compare
  3. 42 Uruguay 0.5827 compare
  4. 44 Georgia 0.5664 compare
  5. 45 Barbados 0.5614 compare
  6. 46 Armenia 0.5583 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina?
Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Argentina was 0.5809 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.5809 in 2020.
What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1242 in 1870.
How does Argentina rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Argentina ranks 43rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
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