Human development index (Our World) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Human development index (Our World) was 0.766 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.766
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.766
in 2023
All-time low
0.499
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Vietnam, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.766 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Vietnam peaked at 0.766 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.499, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 93rd 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.499 | — |
| 1991 | 0.509 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.521 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.531 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.543 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.556 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.567 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.578 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.588 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.596 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.604 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.612 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.621 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.63 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.638 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.647 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.656 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.664 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.672 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.679 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.686 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.693 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.698 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.704 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.711 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.717 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.723 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.729 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.737 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.744 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.755 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.754 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.764 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.766 | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.766 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.766 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5488 | 0.499 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6423 | 0.604 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7142 | 0.686 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7598 | 0.754 | 0.766 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Vietnam?
- Human development index in Vietnam was 0.766 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.499 in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for human development index?
- Vietnam ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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