Human development index (Our World) in Portugal
Portugal: Human development index (Our World) was 0.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.89
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.89
in 2023
All-time low
0.707
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Portugal stood at 0.89. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Portugal peaked at 0.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 40th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.707 | — |
| 1991 | 0.718 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.735 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.751 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.765 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.773 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.781 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.789 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.795 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.793 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.797 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.801 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.804 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.808 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.809 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.81 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.815 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.821 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.826 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.831 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.843 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.844 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.849 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.857 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.859 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.866 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.872 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.87 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.876 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.883 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.89 | +0.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.89 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 | 0.7607 | 0.707 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8122 | 0.797 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8544 | 0.836 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8798 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Portugal?
- Human development index in Portugal was 0.89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for human development index?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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