Japan vs Switzerland: Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita

Japan
0.8567
in 2020
Switzerland
0.8855
in 2020
Japan rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
1st

Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan, a difference of 0.0288.

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

Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1870s 0.082 0.2639 0.1818 Switzerland
1880s 0.0957 0.285 0.1893 Switzerland
1890s 0.1177 0.3067 0.1889 Switzerland
1900s 0.139 0.3274 0.1883 Switzerland
1910s 0.1578 0.3636 0.2058 Switzerland
1920s 0.1996 0.4018 0.2022 Switzerland
1930s 0.2212 0.4254 0.2042 Switzerland
1950s 0.3603 0.4818 0.1215 Switzerland
1960s 0.4774 0.524 0.0466 Switzerland
1970s 0.5616 0.5973 0.0357 Switzerland
1980s 0.6304 0.6782 0.0479 Switzerland
1990s 0.6936 0.7199 0.0264 Switzerland
2000s 0.7606 0.7567 0.004 Japan
2010s 0.8075 0.8218 0.0143 Switzerland
2020s 0.8567 0.8855 0.0288 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented hdi vs gdp per capita, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.8855 against 0.8567 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented hdi vs gdp per capita between Japan and Switzerland?
0.0288, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for augmented hdi vs gdp per capita?
Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Augmented hdi 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 hdi vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
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