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

Switzerland: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.8855 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8855
World rank
1st
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.8855
in 2020
All-time low
0.2639
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020

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

0.20.40.60.81870194520201870: 0.2641880: 0.2851890: 0.3071900: 0.3271913: 0.3641925: 0.3971929: 0.4071933: 0.421938: 0.4311950: 0.4731955: 0.491960: 0.5111965: 0.5371970: 0.561975: 0.6351980: 0.6651985: 0.6911990: 0.7151995: 0.7252000: 0.7422005: 0.7712010: 0.7962015: 0.8482020: 0.886

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 Switzerland is 0.8855, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Switzerland peaked at 0.8855 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2639, in 1870.

That places Switzerland 1st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Switzerland, 1870 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1870 0.2639
1880 0.285 +8.0%
1890 0.3067 +7.6%
1900 0.3274 +6.8%
1913 0.3636 +11.1%
1925 0.3972 +9.2%
1929 0.4065 +2.4%
1933 0.4196 +3.2%
1938 0.4312 +2.8%
1950 0.4733 +9.8%
1955 0.4902 +3.6%
1960 0.5107 +4.2%
1965 0.5374 +5.2%
1970 0.5599 +4.2%
1975 0.6346 +13.3%
1980 0.665 +4.8%
1985 0.6915 +4.0%
1990 0.7145 +3.3%
1995 0.7253 +1.5%
2000 0.742 +2.3%
2005 0.7714 +4.0%
2010 0.7961 +3.2%
2015 0.8476 +6.5%
2020 0.8855 +4.5%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.8855 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6909, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.8855 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6904, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.2639 0.2639 0.2639 1
1880s 0.285 0.285 0.285 1
1890s 0.3067 0.3067 0.3067 1
1900s 0.3274 0.3274 0.3274 1
1910s 0.3636 0.3636 0.3636 1
1920s 0.4018 0.3972 0.4065 2
1930s 0.4254 0.4196 0.4312 2
1950s 0.4818 0.4733 0.4902 2
1960s 0.524 0.5107 0.5374 2
1970s 0.5973 0.5599 0.6346 2
1980s 0.6782 0.665 0.6915 2
1990s 0.7199 0.7145 0.7253 2
2000s 0.7567 0.742 0.7714 2
2010s 0.8218 0.7961 0.8476 2
2020s 0.8855 0.8855 0.8855 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 Japan 0.8567 compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.8479 compare
  3. 4 Iceland 0.845 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Switzerland?
Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Switzerland was 0.8855 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8855 in 2020.
What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2639 in 1870.
How does Switzerland rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Switzerland ranks 1st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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