Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden
Sweden: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.7726 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden stood at 0.7726. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden peaked at 0.7726 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1675, in 1870.
That places Sweden 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1675 | — |
| 1880 | 0.1813 | +8.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1965 | +8.3% |
| 1900 | 0.2097 | +6.7% |
| 1913 | 0.2412 | +15.0% |
| 1925 | 0.3247 | +34.7% |
| 1929 | 0.3263 | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.3419 | +4.8% |
| 1938 | 0.3475 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.4053 | +16.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4271 | +5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4502 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4725 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4988 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5525 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5843 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.612 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6414 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6452 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6595 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6831 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7109 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7497 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7726 | +3.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.7726 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6505, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.7726 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 Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +34.7% | 0.2412 | 0.3247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1675 | 0.1675 | 0.1675 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1813 | 0.1813 | 0.1813 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1965 | 0.1965 | 0.1965 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2097 | 0.2097 | 0.2097 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2412 | 0.2412 | 0.2412 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3255 | 0.3247 | 0.3263 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3447 | 0.3419 | 0.3475 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.4162 | 0.4053 | 0.4271 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.4614 | 0.4502 | 0.4725 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5256 | 0.4988 | 0.5525 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5982 | 0.5843 | 0.612 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6433 | 0.6414 | 0.6452 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6713 | 0.6595 | 0.6831 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7303 | 0.7109 | 0.7497 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7726 | 0.7726 | 0.7726 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 7 Canada 0.8055 compare
- 8 New Zealand 0.7939 compare
- 9 South Korea 0.7851 compare
- 11 Denmark 0.7687 compare
- 12 Finland 0.7589 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 0.75 compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 599.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Sweden was 0.7726 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7726 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1675 in 1870.
- How does Sweden rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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