Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Costa Rica
0.5453
in 2020
Hong Kong
0.5359
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
38th
Hong Kong rank
41st
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5453 against 0.5359 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0094.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Hong Kong ranks 41st of 162 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0889 | 0.0568 | 0.0322 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.1107 | 0.1032 | 0.0075 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.1292 | 0.1251 | 0.0041 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.226 | 0.1804 | 0.0457 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.2642 | 0.2061 | 0.0581 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.304 | 0.245 | 0.0589 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3726 | 0.3023 | 0.0703 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4342 | 0.3775 | 0.0567 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4855 | 0.4521 | 0.0334 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5341 | 0.5295 | 0.0046 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5453 | 0.5359 | 0.0093 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Costa Rica or Hong Kong?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5453 against 0.5359 in Hong Kong as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 0.0094, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Hong Kong ranks 41st 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.