Human Development Index in Latvia

Latvia: Human Development Index was 0.889 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.889
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
32nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 2023
All-time low
0.686
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human Development Index in Latvia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.7361991: 0.7331992: 0.7091993: 0.6921994: 0.6861995: 0.6951996: 0.7141997: 0.7271998: 0.7381999: 0.7532000: 0.7642001: 0.7752002: 0.7862003: 0.7982004: 0.8092005: 0.8182006: 0.8232007: 0.8292008: 0.8372009: 0.8362010: 0.8332011: 0.842012: 0.8432013: 0.8522014: 0.8542015: 0.8592016: 0.8642017: 0.872018: 0.8752019: 0.882020: 0.8792021: 0.8712022: 0.8812023: 0.889

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, human development index in Latvia stood at 0.889. 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 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Latvia peaked at 0.889 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.686, in 1994.

That places Latvia 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7183 0.686 0.753 10
2000s 0.8075 0.764 0.837 10
2010s 0.857 0.833 0.88 10
2020s 0.88 0.871 0.889 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 29 Bahrain 0.899 compare
  2. 30 Lithuania 0.895 compare
  3. 31 Portugal 0.89 compare
  4. 32 Croatia 0.889 compare
  5. 34 Qatar 0.886 compare
  6. 35 Slovakia 0.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Latvia?
Human development index in Latvia was 0.889 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.686 in 1994.
How does Latvia rank for human development index?
Latvia ranks 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,260 data points, 1990–2023
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