Human development index (Our World) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Human development index (Our World) was 0.698 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.698
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
125th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.698
in 2023
All-time low
0.593
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Human development index in Bhutan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.698 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Bhutan peaked at 0.698 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.593, in 2010.
That places Bhutan 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.593 | — |
| 2011 | 0.603 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.609 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.616 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.626 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.637 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.647 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.656 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.667 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.68 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.688 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.691 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.695 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.698 | +0.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.698 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.698 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6915, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6334 | 0.593 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.693 | 0.688 | 0.698 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Bhutan?
- Human development index in Bhutan was 0.698 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.698 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.593 in 2010.
- How does Bhutan rank for human development index?
- Bhutan ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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