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

Taiwan: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.724 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.724
World rank
23rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.724
in 2020
All-time low
0.0258
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81870194520201870: 0.0261880: 0.0261890: 0.0261900: 0.0311913: 0.0331925: 0.0761929: 0.0881933: 0.0951938: 0.11950: 0.1311955: 0.1531960: 0.1661965: 0.1831970: 0.2071975: 0.2321980: 0.2621985: 0.2931990: 0.381995: 0.4252000: 0.5572005: 0.6022010: 0.6462015: 0.6622020: 0.724

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 Taiwan stood at 0.724. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Taiwan peaked at 0.724 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0258, in 1870.

Taiwan ranks 23rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Taiwan, 1870 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1870 0.0258
1880 0.026 +0.7%
1890 0.0262 +0.7%
1900 0.0308 +17.7%
1913 0.0331 +7.3%
1925 0.0762 +130.5%
1929 0.0883 +15.8%
1933 0.0952 +7.9%
1938 0.0999 +4.9%
1950 0.131 +31.1%
1955 0.1533 +17.0%
1960 0.1658 +8.2%
1965 0.1827 +10.2%
1970 0.207 +13.3%
1975 0.2317 +11.9%
1980 0.262 +13.1%
1985 0.2929 +11.8%
1990 0.3796 +29.6%
1995 0.425 +12.0%
2000 0.5573 +31.1%
2005 0.6024 +8.1%
2010 0.6456 +7.2%
2015 0.6621 +2.6%
2020 0.724 +9.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Taiwan 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 +130.5% 0.0331 0.0762

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.0258 0.0258 0.0258 1
1880s 0.026 0.026 0.026 1
1890s 0.0262 0.0262 0.0262 1
1900s 0.0308 0.0308 0.0308 1
1910s 0.0331 0.0331 0.0331 1
1920s 0.0823 0.0762 0.0883 2
1930s 0.0976 0.0952 0.0999 2
1950s 0.1421 0.131 0.1533 2
1960s 0.1743 0.1658 0.1827 2
1970s 0.2193 0.207 0.2317 2
1980s 0.2775 0.262 0.2929 2
1990s 0.4023 0.3796 0.425 2
2000s 0.5798 0.5573 0.6024 2
2010s 0.6538 0.6456 0.6621 2
2020s 0.724 0.724 0.724 1

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 20 Malta 0.7363 compare
  2. 21 Belgium 0.7354 compare
  3. 22 France 0.7328 compare
  4. 24 Cyprus 0.7146 compare
  5. 25 Slovenia 0.7125 compare
  6. 26 Lithuania 0.7035 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Taiwan?
Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Taiwan was 0.724 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 Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 0.724 in 2020.
What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 in 1870.
How does Taiwan rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Taiwan ranks 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan 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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