Augmented Human Development Index in OECD (AHDI)
OECD (AHDI): Augmented Human Development Index was 0.76 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index in OECD (AHDI), 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, augmented human development index in OECD (AHDI) stood at 0.76. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index in OECD (AHDI) peaked at 0.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1714, in 1870.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Augmented Human Development Index in OECD (AHDI), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1714 | — |
| 1880 | 0.1929 | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 0.2142 | +11.0% |
| 1900 | 0.238 | +11.1% |
| 1913 | 0.2663 | +11.9% |
| 1925 | 0.3086 | +15.9% |
| 1929 | 0.3181 | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 0.3172 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.323 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.4091 | +26.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4466 | +9.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4704 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4947 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5255 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5596 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6001 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6271 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6554 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.679 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7034 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7277 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7592 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7549 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.76 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented Human Development Index in OECD (AHDI) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +26.6% | 0.323 | 0.4091 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1714 | 0.1714 | 0.1714 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1929 | 0.1929 | 0.1929 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2142 | 0.2142 | 0.2142 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.238 | 0.238 | 0.238 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2663 | 0.2663 | 0.2663 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3134 | 0.3086 | 0.3181 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3201 | 0.3172 | 0.323 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.4279 | 0.4091 | 0.4466 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.4825 | 0.4704 | 0.4947 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5425 | 0.5255 | 0.5596 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6136 | 0.6001 | 0.6271 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6672 | 0.6554 | 0.679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7156 | 0.7034 | 0.7277 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7571 | 0.7549 | 0.7592 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index in OECD (AHDI)?
- Augmented human development index in OECD (AHDI) was 0.76 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 recorded in OECD (AHDI)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index recorded in OECD (AHDI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1714 in 1870.
- How does OECD (AHDI) rank for augmented human development index?
- OECD (AHDI) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index rising or falling in OECD (AHDI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (AHDI) 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. 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.