Hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Hdi vs augmented hdi was 0.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
37th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2023
All-time low
0.67
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.671991: 0.6811992: 0.6881993: 0.6931994: 0.6991995: 0.7051996: 0.7111997: 0.7181998: 0.7251999: 0.7292000: 0.7372001: 0.7442002: 0.752003: 0.7622004: 0.7732005: 0.7822006: 0.7852007: 0.7862008: 0.7922009: 0.7942010: 0.8012011: 0.8112012: 0.8192013: 0.8272014: 0.8412015: 0.8512016: 0.862017: 0.8692018: 0.8752019: 0.8782020: 0.8752021: 0.8782022: 0.8932023: 0.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.9. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.67 —
1991 0.681 +1.6%
1992 0.688 +1.0%
1993 0.693 +0.7%
1994 0.699 +0.9%
1995 0.705 +0.9%
1996 0.711 +0.9%
1997 0.718 +1.0%
1998 0.725 +1.0%
1999 0.729 +0.6%
2000 0.737 +1.1%
2001 0.744 +0.9%
2002 0.75 +0.8%
2003 0.762 +1.6%
2004 0.773 +1.4%
2005 0.782 +1.2%
2006 0.785 +0.4%
2007 0.786 +0.1%
2008 0.792 +0.8%
2009 0.794 +0.3%
2010 0.801 +0.9%
2011 0.811 +1.2%
2012 0.819 +1.0%
2013 0.827 +1.0%
2014 0.841 +1.7%
2015 0.851 +1.2%
2016 0.86 +1.1%
2017 0.869 +1.0%
2018 0.875 +0.7%
2019 0.878 +0.3%
2020 0.875 -0.3%
2021 0.878 +0.3%
2022 0.893 +1.7%
2023 0.9 +0.8%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7019 0.67 0.729 10
2000s 0.7705 0.737 0.794 10
2010s 0.8432 0.801 0.878 10
2020s 0.8865 0.875 0.9 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 34 Greece 0.908 compare
  2. 35 Poland 0.906 compare
  3. 36 Estonia 0.905 compare
  4. 38 Bahrain 0.899 compare
  5. 39 Lithuania 0.895 compare
  6. 40 Portugal 0.89 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia?
Hdi vs augmented hdi in Saudi Arabia was 0.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2023.
What is the lowest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for hdi vs augmented hdi?
Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is hdi vs augmented hdi rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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