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

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

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

New Zealand

0.8116

in 2020

Sweden

0.8034

in 2020

New Zealand rank

9th

Sweden rank

10th

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

New Zealand
Sweden

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.8116 against 0.8034 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0082.

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

New Zealand ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.2574	0.2111	0.0463	New Zealand
1880s	0.2847	0.2261	0.0587	New Zealand
1890s	0.3051	0.2422	0.0629	New Zealand
1900s	0.367	0.2597	0.1073	New Zealand
1910s	0.3956	0.2958	0.0998	New Zealand
1920s	0.4332	0.3775	0.0557	New Zealand
1930s	0.4493	0.3987	0.0507	New Zealand
1950s	0.4899	0.4729	0.017	New Zealand
1960s	0.5125	0.5198	0.0073	Sweden
1970s	0.5535	0.5831	0.0296	Sweden
1980s	0.5872	0.6473	0.0601	Sweden
1990s	0.6353	0.6878	0.0525	Sweden
2000s	0.7193	0.7179	0.0014	New Zealand
2010s	0.76	0.7697	0.0096	Sweden
2020s	0.8116	0.8034	0.0083	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, New Zealand or Sweden?: New Zealand, at 0.8116 against 0.8034 in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?: 0.0082, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: New Zealand ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.