Human Development Index groups in Greece
Greece: Human Development Index groups was 0.908 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index groups in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.908 for human development index groups in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index groups in Greece peaked at 0.908 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.77, in 1990.
That places Greece 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index groups in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.77 | — |
| 1991 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.782 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.784 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.79 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.792 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.796 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.803 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.813 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.816 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.828 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.837 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.836 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.842 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.851 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.863 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.871 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.866 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.871 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.874 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.874 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.879 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.886 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.888 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.884 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.887 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.893 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.896 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.897 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.908 | +1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.908 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.908 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7926 | 0.77 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8539 | 0.828 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8837 | 0.874 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8995 | 0.896 | 0.908 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index groups in Greece?
- Human development index groups in Greece was 0.908 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index groups recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index groups recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for human development index groups?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index groups rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.