Human development index (Our World) in Turkey
Turkey: Human development index (Our World) was 0.853 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.853
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.853
in 2022
All-time low
0.598
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Turkey stood at 0.853. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Turkey peaked at 0.853 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.598, in 1990.
That places Turkey 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.598 | — |
| 1991 | 0.602 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.608 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.615 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.616 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.623 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.63 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.638 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.649 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.652 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.669 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.675 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.685 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.691 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.701 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.711 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.719 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.721 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.728 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.764 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.772 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.802 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.813 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.821 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.833 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.838 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.841 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.838 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.841 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.853 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.853 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.853 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6231 | 0.598 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6996 | 0.669 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.806 | 0.75 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8462 | 0.838 | 0.853 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 48 Montenegro 0.862 compare
- 48 Uruguay 0.862 compare
- 50 Oman 0.858 compare
- 52 Kuwait 0.852 compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 0.851 compare
- 54 Seychelles 0.848 compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Turkey?
- Human development index in Turkey was 0.853 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.598 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for human development index?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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