Hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland

Iceland: Hdi vs augmented hdi was 0.972 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.972
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.972
in 2023
All-time low
0.841
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.8411991: 0.8531992: 0.861993: 0.8631994: 0.8681995: 0.8631996: 0.8731997: 0.8811998: 0.8931999: 0.8952000: 0.9022001: 0.912002: 0.9172003: 0.9252004: 0.9282005: 0.9352006: 0.9362007: 0.9412008: 0.9352009: 0.9342010: 0.9352011: 0.9412012: 0.9462013: 0.952014: 0.9542015: 0.9562016: 0.9592017: 0.9622018: 0.9662019: 0.9692020: 0.9652021: 0.9672022: 0.9642023: 0.972

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.972 for hdi vs augmented hdi in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland peaked at 0.972 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.841, in 1990.

That places Iceland 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.841 —
1991 0.853 +1.4%
1992 0.86 +0.8%
1993 0.863 +0.3%
1994 0.868 +0.6%
1995 0.863 -0.6%
1996 0.873 +1.2%
1997 0.881 +0.9%
1998 0.893 +1.4%
1999 0.895 +0.2%
2000 0.902 +0.8%
2001 0.91 +0.9%
2002 0.917 +0.8%
2003 0.925 +0.9%
2004 0.928 +0.3%
2005 0.935 +0.8%
2006 0.936 +0.1%
2007 0.941 +0.5%
2008 0.935 -0.6%
2009 0.934 -0.1%
2010 0.935 +0.1%
2011 0.941 +0.6%
2012 0.946 +0.5%
2013 0.95 +0.4%
2014 0.954 +0.4%
2015 0.956 +0.2%
2016 0.959 +0.3%
2017 0.962 +0.3%
2018 0.966 +0.4%
2019 0.969 +0.3%
2020 0.965 -0.4%
2021 0.967 +0.2%
2022 0.964 -0.3%
2023 0.972 +0.8%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.972 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.972 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.869 0.841 0.895 10
2000s 0.9263 0.902 0.941 10
2010s 0.9538 0.935 0.969 10
2020s 0.967 0.964 0.972 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 2 Norway 0.97 compare
  2. 2 Switzerland 0.97 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 0.962 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland?
Hdi vs augmented hdi in Iceland was 0.972 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 2023.
What is the lowest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.841 in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for hdi vs augmented hdi?
Iceland ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is hdi vs augmented hdi rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hdi vs augmented hdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hdi vs augmented hdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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