Human development index (Our World) in Croatia
Croatia: Human development index (Our World) was 0.889 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.889
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 2023
All-time low
0.713
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Human development index in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Croatia stood at 0.889. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Croatia peaked at 0.889 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.713, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.713 | — |
| 1996 | 0.725 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.734 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.744 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.753 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.769 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.785 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.798 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.807 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.814 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.819 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.825 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.827 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.826 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.831 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.839 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.846 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.848 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.852 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.862 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.867 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.872 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.867 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.876 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.889 | +0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.889 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.889 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7338 | 0.713 | 0.753 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8062 | 0.769 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8509 | 0.831 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8795 | 0.867 | 0.889 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Croatia?
- Human development index in Croatia was 0.889 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.713 in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for human development index?
- Croatia ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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