Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Australia
Australia: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.8479 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Australia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Australia is 0.8479, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Australia peaked at 0.8479 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2404, in 1870.
Australia ranks 3rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2404 | 0.2404 | 0.2404 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2702 | 0.2702 | 0.2702 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3322 | 0.3322 | 0.3322 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3909 | 0.3909 | 0.3909 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4343 | 0.4309 | 0.4378 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4593 | 0.4536 | 0.4651 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.5134 | 0.5039 | 0.523 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.5428 | 0.5393 | 0.5464 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5881 | 0.5683 | 0.6079 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.659 | 0.6456 | 0.6724 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7207 | 0.7082 | 0.7332 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7751 | 0.7583 | 0.7918 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8224 | 0.8149 | 0.8298 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8479 | 0.8479 | 0.8479 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Australia?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Australia was 0.8479 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8479 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2404 in 1870.
- How does Australia rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – 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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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.