How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Belgium vs United States: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Belgium

0.7354

in 2020

United States

0.7496

in 2020

Belgium rank

21st

United States rank

18th

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Belgium
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.7496 against 0.7354 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0142.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States ahead.

Belgium ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United States	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.2185	0.2382	0.0198	United States
1880s	0.2344	0.2328	0.0017	Belgium
1890s	0.2448	0.2604	0.0156	United States
1900s	0.2705	0.2953	0.0248	United States
1910s	0.2955	0.322	0.0265	United States
1920s	0.3209	0.3754	0.0545	United States
1930s	0.331	0.3963	0.0653	United States
1950s	0.4148	0.4728	0.058	United States
1960s	0.4671	0.5136	0.0465	United States
1970s	0.5035	0.5757	0.0722	United States
1980s	0.5541	0.6482	0.0941	United States
1990s	0.6092	0.7017	0.0925	United States
2000s	0.659	0.7354	0.0764	United States
2010s	0.7033	0.7822	0.079	United States
2020s	0.7354	0.7496	0.0142	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or United States?: United States, at 0.7496 against 0.7354 in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and United States?: 0.0142, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Belgium and United States rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: Belgium ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.