Human Development Index in Iceland
Iceland: Human Development Index was 0.972 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.972
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.972
in 2023
All-time low
0.841
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Iceland, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.972 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Iceland peaked at 0.972 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.841, in 1990.
That places Iceland 1st out of 72 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.869 | 0.841 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9263 | 0.902 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9538 | 0.935 | 0.969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.967 | 0.964 | 0.972 | 4 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5124 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Iceland?
- Human development index in Iceland was 0.972 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.841 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for human development index?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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