El Salvador vs Iran: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

El Salvador
0.3715
in 2020
Iran
0.3719
in 2020
El Salvador rank
93rd
Iran rank
92nd

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.3719 against 0.3715 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 93rd and Iran ranks 92nd of 162 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iran Difference Ahead
1910s 0.0717 0.0342 0.0375 El Salvador
1920s 0.0774 0.0416 0.0358 El Salvador
1930s 0.0744 0.0506 0.0237 El Salvador
1950s 0.1141 0.0909 0.0232 El Salvador
1960s 0.1343 0.104 0.0303 El Salvador
1970s 0.1504 0.1399 0.0105 El Salvador
1980s 0.1625 0.1761 0.0135 Iran
1990s 0.2428 0.2257 0.0171 El Salvador
2000s 0.3241 0.288 0.0361 El Salvador
2010s 0.375 0.3314 0.0436 El Salvador
2020s 0.3715 0.3719 0.0004 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Iran?
Iran, at 0.3719 against 0.3715 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Iran?
0.0004, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Iran ranks 92nd 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

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.