Human development index (Our World) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Human development index (Our World) was 0.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
37th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2023
All-time low
0.67
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.9 for human development index in 2023. 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 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.67 | — |
| 1991 | 0.681 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.688 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.693 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.699 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.705 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.711 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.718 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.725 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.729 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.737 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.744 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.75 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.762 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.773 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.782 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.785 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.786 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.792 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.794 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.801 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.811 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.819 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.827 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.841 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.851 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.869 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.875 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.878 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.875 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.878 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.893 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7019 | 0.67 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7705 | 0.737 | 0.794 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8432 | 0.801 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8865 | 0.875 | 0.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Saudi Arabia?
- Human development index in Saudi Arabia was 0.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for human development index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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