Human development index (Our World) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Human development index (Our World) was 0.777 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.777
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.777
in 2023
All-time low
0.646
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human development index in Ecuador, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.6461991: 0.6491992: 0.6541993: 0.661994: 0.6671995: 0.6721996: 0.6771997: 0.6821998: 0.6841999: 0.6822000: 0.6832001: 0.6912002: 0.6982003: 0.7032004: 0.7092005: 0.7142006: 0.7182007: 0.7222008: 0.7292009: 0.7312010: 0.7372011: 0.7432012: 0.752013: 0.7552014: 0.762015: 0.7642016: 0.7612017: 0.7642018: 0.7672019: 0.7652020: 0.742021: 0.7532022: 0.7732023: 0.777

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human development index in Ecuador is 0.777, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Ecuador peaked at 0.777 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.646, in 1990.

Ecuador ranks 88th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Human development index (Our World) in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Human development index in Ecuador, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.646 —
1991 0.649 +0.5%
1992 0.654 +0.8%
1993 0.66 +0.9%
1994 0.667 +1.1%
1995 0.672 +0.7%
1996 0.677 +0.7%
1997 0.682 +0.7%
1998 0.684 +0.3%
1999 0.682 -0.3%
2000 0.683 +0.1%
2001 0.691 +1.2%
2002 0.698 +1.0%
2003 0.703 +0.7%
2004 0.709 +0.9%
2005 0.714 +0.7%
2006 0.718 +0.6%
2007 0.722 +0.6%
2008 0.729 +1.0%
2009 0.731 +0.3%
2010 0.737 +0.8%
2011 0.743 +0.8%
2012 0.75 +0.9%
2013 0.755 +0.7%
2014 0.76 +0.7%
2015 0.764 +0.5%
2016 0.761 -0.4%
2017 0.764 +0.4%
2018 0.767 +0.4%
2019 0.765 -0.3%
2020 0.74 -3.3%
2021 0.753 +1.8%
2022 0.773 +2.7%
2023 0.777 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6673 0.646 0.684 10
2000s 0.7098 0.683 0.731 10
2010s 0.7566 0.737 0.767 10
2020s 0.7608 0.74 0.777 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 86 Moldova 0.785 compare
  2. 87 Ukraine 0.779 compare
  3. 89 Dominican Republic 0.776 compare
  4. 89 Guyana 0.776 compare
  5. 89 Sri Lanka 0.776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Ecuador?
Human development index in Ecuador was 0.777 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.777 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.646 in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for human development index?
Ecuador ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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Indicator
Human development index
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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