Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.938 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index in Liechtenstein, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 0.938 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.938 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.882, in 2000.
That places Liechtenstein 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.882 | — |
| 2001 | 0.888 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.893 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.897 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.904 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.903 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.908 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.909 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.912 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.913 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.914 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.919 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.92 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.923 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.925 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.926 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.929 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.928 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.935 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.929 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.938 | +0.2% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 0.938 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 0.938 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9009 | 0.882 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 | 0.914 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.934 | 0.929 | 0.938 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age dependency ratio, young 22.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 55.3% (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 20,390 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 214 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Liechtenstein?
- Human development index in Liechtenstein was 0.938 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.882 in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for human development index?
- Liechtenstein ranks 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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