Human development index (Our World) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Human development index (Our World) was 0.689 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.689
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
129th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.689
in 2023
All-time low
0.566
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Tuvalu stood at 0.689. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Tuvalu peaked at 0.689 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.566, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 129th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.566 | — |
| 1991 | 0.57 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.566 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.579 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.586 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.587 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.595 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.605 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.608 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.61 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.613 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.621 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.625 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.63 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.636 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.635 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.636 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.641 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.642 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.647 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.658 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.664 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.668 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.672 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.681 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.686 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.689 | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.689 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.689 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5849 | 0.566 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6233 | 0.61 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6559 | 0.636 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6843 | 0.681 | 0.689 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 126 Eswatini 0.695 compare
- 126 Iraq 0.695 compare
- 128 Tajikistan 0.691 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.685 compare
- 130 India 0.685 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.678 compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Tuvalu?
- Human development index in Tuvalu was 0.689 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.689 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.566 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for human development index?
- Tuvalu ranks 129th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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