Japan vs Switzerland: Augmented human development index excluding gdp

Japan
0.8473
in 2020
Switzerland
0.8802
in 2020
Japan rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
1st

Augmented human development index excluding gdp over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.8802 against 0.8473 in Japan, a difference of 0.0329.

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

Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0519 0.2071 0.1552 Switzerland
1880s 0.0621 0.2256 0.1635 Switzerland
1890s 0.0799 0.2412 0.1613 Switzerland
1900s 0.0977 0.2588 0.1611 Switzerland
1910s 0.1132 0.2933 0.1801 Switzerland
1920s 0.1487 0.3321 0.1834 Switzerland
1930s 0.1676 0.3582 0.1906 Switzerland
1950s 0.3215 0.4162 0.0946 Switzerland
1960s 0.4349 0.4558 0.0208 Switzerland
1970s 0.5085 0.5345 0.026 Switzerland
1980s 0.5805 0.6281 0.0475 Switzerland
1990s 0.6465 0.6761 0.0295 Switzerland
2000s 0.7265 0.7184 0.0082 Japan
2010s 0.7838 0.7979 0.014 Switzerland
2020s 0.8473 0.8802 0.0329 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index excluding gdp, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.8802 against 0.8473 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index excluding gdp between Japan and Switzerland?
0.0329, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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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About this data

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