What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and New Zealand?

0.0108, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

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

Denmark vs New Zealand: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Denmark

0.8008

in 2020

New Zealand

0.8116

in 2020

Denmark rank

11th

New Zealand rank

9th

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.8116 against 0.8008 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0108.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was New Zealand ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.2354	0.2574	0.022	New Zealand
1880s	0.2368	0.2847	0.0479	New Zealand
1890s	0.2486	0.3051	0.0566	New Zealand
1900s	0.2764	0.367	0.0906	New Zealand
1910s	0.3415	0.3956	0.0541	New Zealand
1920s	0.4051	0.4332	0.0281	New Zealand
1930s	0.4242	0.4493	0.0252	New Zealand
1950s	0.4974	0.4899	0.0075	Denmark
1960s	0.5428	0.5125	0.0304	Denmark
1970s	0.5895	0.5535	0.0359	Denmark
1980s	0.6258	0.5872	0.0386	Denmark
1990s	0.6562	0.6353	0.0209	Denmark
2000s	0.709	0.7193	0.0103	New Zealand
2010s	0.7507	0.76	0.0093	New Zealand
2020s	0.8008	0.8116	0.0109	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.8116 against 0.8008 in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.0108, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: Denmark ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.