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

Finland: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.7898 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7898
World rank
12th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.7898
in 2020
All-time low
0.1224
in 1880
Years of data
24
1870–2020

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

0.20.40.60.81870194520201870: 0.1241880: 0.1221890: 0.1361900: 0.1361913: 0.1761925: 0.2561929: 0.2651933: 0.2821938: 0.3131950: 0.3951955: 0.4221960: 0.4481965: 0.461970: 0.4811975: 0.5141980: 0.5531985: 0.5831990: 0.611995: 0.642000: 0.6712005: 0.6972010: 0.7242015: 0.7122020: 0.79

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Finland is 0.7898, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Finland peaked at 0.7898 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1224, in 1880.

Finland ranks 12th 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.

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

Annual values for Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Finland, 1870 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1870 0.1239
1880 0.1224 -1.2%
1890 0.1357 +10.9%
1900 0.1362 +0.4%
1913 0.1763 +29.4%
1925 0.256 +45.2%
1929 0.2647 +3.4%
1933 0.2825 +6.7%
1938 0.313 +10.8%
1950 0.3946 +26.1%
1955 0.4225 +7.1%
1960 0.4478 +6.0%
1965 0.4599 +2.7%
1970 0.4809 +4.6%
1975 0.5139 +6.8%
1980 0.5532 +7.7%
1985 0.5833 +5.4%
1990 0.6095 +4.5%
1995 0.6395 +4.9%
2000 0.6708 +4.9%
2005 0.6967 +3.9%
2010 0.7237 +3.9%
2015 0.7117 -1.7%
2020 0.7898 +11.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.7898 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6909, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.7898 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6904, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Finland 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
1925 +45.2% 0.1763 0.256
1913 +29.4% 0.1362 0.1763
1950 +26.1% 0.313 0.3946

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.1239 0.1239 0.1239 1
1880s 0.1224 0.1224 0.1224 1
1890s 0.1357 0.1357 0.1357 1
1900s 0.1362 0.1362 0.1362 1
1910s 0.1763 0.1763 0.1763 1
1920s 0.2603 0.256 0.2647 2
1930s 0.2978 0.2825 0.313 2
1950s 0.4086 0.3946 0.4225 2
1960s 0.4538 0.4478 0.4599 2
1970s 0.4974 0.4809 0.5139 2
1980s 0.5682 0.5532 0.5833 2
1990s 0.6245 0.6095 0.6395 2
2000s 0.6838 0.6708 0.6967 2
2010s 0.7177 0.7117 0.7237 2
2020s 0.7898 0.7898 0.7898 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 9 New Zealand 0.8116 compare
  2. 10 Sweden 0.8034 compare
  3. 11 Denmark 0.8008 compare
  4. 13 United Kingdom 0.7805 compare
  5. 14 Israel 0.7732 compare
  6. 15 Netherlands 0.7698 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Finland?
Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Finland was 0.7898 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7898 in 2020.
What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1224 in 1880.
How does Finland rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Finland ranks 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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