Germany vs Norway: Human Development Index

Germany
0.959
in 2023
Norway
0.97
in 2023
Germany rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd

Human Development Index over time

  • Germany
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.97 against 0.959 in Germany, a difference of 0.011.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 72 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8653 0.8854 0.0201 Norway
2000s 0.9194 0.9348 0.0154 Norway
2010s 0.9473 0.9574 0.0101 Norway
2020s 0.9567 0.9688 0.012 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human development index, Germany or Norway?
Norway, at 0.97 against 0.959 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in human development index between Germany and Norway?
0.011, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and Norway rank globally for human development index?
Germany ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Norway: Human Development Index. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/human-development-index-2/germany/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/human-development-index-2/germany/norway/">Germany vs Norway: Human Development Index</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,260 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed