Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.852 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.852
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 2023
All-time low
0.685
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.852 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 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Kuwait peaked at 0.852 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.685, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 40th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.698 | — |
| 1991 | 0.685 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.699 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.704 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.734 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.763 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.769 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.765 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.77 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.773 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.778 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.777 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.783 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.795 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.798 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.799 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.801 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.805 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.809 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.812 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.817 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.822 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.814 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.818 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.832 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.836 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.838 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.843 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.837 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.839 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.845 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.852 | +0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.852 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.852 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.736 | 0.685 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7943 | 0.777 | 0.809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8272 | 0.812 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8432 | 0.837 | 0.852 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Kuwait?
- Human development index in Kuwait was 0.852 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.685 in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for human development index?
- Kuwait ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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