Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.7805 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom stood at 0.7805.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7816 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2037, in 1870.
United Kingdom ranks 13th 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 | 0.2037 | 0.2037 | 0.2037 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2296 | 0.2296 | 0.2296 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2725 | 0.2725 | 0.2725 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3005 | 0.3005 | 0.3005 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.362 | 0.3602 | 0.3637 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.389 | 0.3798 | 0.3982 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.465 | 0.4523 | 0.4777 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.5123 | 0.4987 | 0.5259 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5592 | 0.5461 | 0.5724 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6103 | 0.598 | 0.6225 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6664 | 0.6533 | 0.6795 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7377 | 0.724 | 0.7514 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7784 | 0.7752 | 0.7816 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7805 | 0.7805 | 0.7805 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.09 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.4402 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.74 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.13 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in United Kingdom was 0.7805 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7816 in 2015.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2037 in 1870.
- How does United Kingdom rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.