Human development index vs gdp per capita in United States

United States: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.938 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.938
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.938
in 2023
All-time low
0.878
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human development index vs gdp per capita in United States, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.8781991: 0.8781992: 0.8821993: 0.8841994: 0.8871995: 0.8881996: 0.891997: 0.8931998: 0.8951999: 0.8952000: 0.8952001: 0.8972002: 0.8982003: 0.92004: 0.9052005: 0.9072006: 0.9112007: 0.9142008: 0.9142009: 0.9152010: 0.9192011: 0.922012: 0.9232013: 0.9252014: 0.9262015: 0.9282016: 0.9292017: 0.9312018: 0.9342019: 0.9362020: 0.9252021: 0.9212022: 0.932023: 0.938

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in United States stood at 0.938. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in United States peaked at 0.938 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.878, in 1990.

That places United States 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.887 0.878 0.895 10
2000s 0.9056 0.895 0.915 10
2010s 0.9271 0.919 0.936 10
2020s 0.9285 0.921 0.938 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 15 United Arab Emirates 0.94 compare
  2. 16 Canada 0.939 compare
  3. 17 Liechtenstein 0.938 compare
  4. 17 New Zealand 0.938 compare
  5. 20 Korea 0.937 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places β†’

More economy & growth data for United States

All data for United States β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is human development index vs gdp per capita in United States?
Human development index vs gdp per capita in United States was 0.938 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.878 in 1990.
How does United States rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
United States ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Human development index vs gdp per capita in United States. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/human-development-index-vs-gdp-per-capita/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/human-development-index-vs-gdp-per-capita/united-states/">Human development index vs gdp per capita in United States</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Human development index vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed