Human development index (Our World) in Italy
Italy: Human development index (Our World) was 0.915 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.915
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.915
in 2023
All-time low
0.787
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.915 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Italy peaked at 0.915 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.787, in 1990.
Italy ranks 29th 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.
Human development index (Our World) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.787 | — |
| 1991 | 0.792 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.806 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.816 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.823 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.829 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.836 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.84 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.845 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.849 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.856 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.862 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.866 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.874 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.881 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.884 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.887 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.89 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.887 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.889 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.897 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.902 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.906 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.899 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.908 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.905 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.915 | +1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.915 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.915 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 | 0.8174 | 0.787 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8718 | 0.849 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8929 | 0.887 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9068 | 0.899 | 0.915 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Italy?
- Human development index in Italy was 0.915 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for human development index?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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