Human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan
Japan: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.925 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.925
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.925
in 2023
All-time low
0.853
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.925 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 0.925 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.853, in 1990.
That places Japan 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.853 | — |
| 1991 | 0.857 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.859 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.865 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.872 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.874 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.88 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.883 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.884 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.885 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.889 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.892 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.894 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.896 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.899 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.903 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.905 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.907 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.906 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.909 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.912 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.914 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.917 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.921 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.922 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.921 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.925 | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.925 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.925 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8712 | 0.853 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8988 | 0.889 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9146 | 0.906 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9225 | 0.921 | 0.925 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Japan was 0.925 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.853 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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