Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Iceland
Iceland: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.845 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Iceland, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.845 for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Iceland peaked at 0.845 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3952, in 1950.
That places Iceland 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4084 | 0.3952 | 0.4216 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.4494 | 0.4405 | 0.4584 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4918 | 0.4754 | 0.5082 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5572 | 0.544 | 0.5704 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6112 | 0.6017 | 0.6207 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6824 | 0.6613 | 0.7035 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7418 | 0.7206 | 0.7629 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.845 | 0.845 | 0.845 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Iceland?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Iceland was 0.845 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3952 in 1950.
- How does Iceland rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.