Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark
Denmark: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.7687 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7687 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.7687 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1845, in 1880.
Denmark ranks 11th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1847 | — |
| 1880 | 0.1845 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1938 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | 0.2193 | +13.2% |
| 1913 | 0.2837 | +29.4% |
| 1925 | 0.3479 | +22.6% |
| 1929 | 0.3529 | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.3623 | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.3728 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 0.4317 | +15.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4585 | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4819 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4949 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5226 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5454 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5625 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5778 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5912 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.61 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6381 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6771 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6788 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7382 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7687 | +4.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7687 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6505, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7687 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.646, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | +29.4% | 0.2193 | 0.2837 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1845 | 0.1845 | 0.1845 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1938 | 0.1938 | 0.1938 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2193 | 0.2193 | 0.2193 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2837 | 0.2837 | 0.2837 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3504 | 0.3479 | 0.3529 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3676 | 0.3623 | 0.3728 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.4451 | 0.4317 | 0.4585 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.4884 | 0.4819 | 0.4949 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.534 | 0.5226 | 0.5454 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5702 | 0.5625 | 0.5778 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6006 | 0.5912 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6576 | 0.6381 | 0.6771 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7085 | 0.6788 | 0.7382 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7687 | 0.7687 | 0.7687 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 8 New Zealand 0.7939 compare
- 9 South Korea 0.7851 compare
- 10 Sweden 0.7726 compare
- 12 Finland 0.7589 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 0.75 compare
- 14 Israel 0.742 compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,148 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0121 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 838.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Denmark was 0.7687 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7687 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 in 1880.
- How does Denmark rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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