Australia vs Japan: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Australia
0.8278
in 2020
Japan
0.8473
in 2020
Australia rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8473 against 0.8278 in Australia, a difference of 0.0195.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1806 | 0.0519 | 0.1288 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.2059 | 0.0621 | 0.1437 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.2344 | 0.0799 | 0.1545 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.2728 | 0.0977 | 0.1751 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.3315 | 0.1132 | 0.2183 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.38 | 0.1487 | 0.2313 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.4099 | 0.1676 | 0.2422 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.4617 | 0.3215 | 0.1402 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.4897 | 0.4349 | 0.0548 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.534 | 0.5085 | 0.0254 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.6141 | 0.5805 | 0.0335 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.684 | 0.6465 | 0.0374 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.7424 | 0.7265 | 0.0159 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7971 | 0.7838 | 0.0133 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8278 | 0.8473 | 0.0195 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.8473 against 0.8278 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0195, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd 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 (excluding income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, and civil and political freedom. This indicator excludes the income-based wellbeing component.