Canada vs Norway: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Canada
0.8055
in 2020
Norway
0.8183
in 2020
Canada rank
7th
Norway rank
6th
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.8183 against 0.8055 in Canada, a difference of 0.0128.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1828 | 0.1979 | 0.0151 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.2056 | 0.2019 | 0.0038 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.2163 | 0.2106 | 0.0056 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.2387 | 0.2356 | 0.003 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.2659 | 0.2708 | 0.0049 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.3326 | 0.3239 | 0.0088 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.3626 | 0.3515 | 0.0111 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.4651 | 0.4858 | 0.0206 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.5037 | 0.5355 | 0.0319 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.5654 | 0.5939 | 0.0285 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6355 | 0.6465 | 0.0111 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.704 | 0.6927 | 0.0113 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.74 | 0.7521 | 0.0121 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.8055 | 0.8183 | 0.0128 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.8183 against 0.8055 in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Canada and Norway?
- 0.0128, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?
- Canada ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th 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.