Denmark vs Sweden: Augmented human development index excluding gdp

Denmark
0.7687
in 2020
Sweden
0.7726
in 2020
Denmark rank
11th
Sweden rank
10th

Augmented human development index excluding gdp over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.7726 against 0.7687 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0039.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 0.1847 0.1675 0.0172 Denmark
1880s 0.1845 0.1813 0.0032 Denmark
1890s 0.1938 0.1965 0.0027 Sweden
1900s 0.2193 0.2097 0.0096 Denmark
1910s 0.2837 0.2412 0.0425 Denmark
1920s 0.3504 0.3255 0.0249 Denmark
1930s 0.3676 0.3447 0.0228 Denmark
1950s 0.4451 0.4162 0.0289 Denmark
1960s 0.4884 0.4614 0.027 Denmark
1970s 0.534 0.5256 0.0084 Denmark
1980s 0.5702 0.5982 0.028 Sweden
1990s 0.6006 0.6433 0.0427 Sweden
2000s 0.6576 0.6713 0.0137 Sweden
2010s 0.7085 0.7303 0.0218 Sweden
2020s 0.7687 0.7726 0.0039 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index excluding gdp, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.7726 against 0.7687 in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index excluding gdp between Denmark and Sweden?
0.0039, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Augmented human development index excluding gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed