Human Development Index in Portugal

Portugal: Human Development Index was 0.89 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.89
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.89
in 2023
All-time low
0.707
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human Development Index in Portugal, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.7071991: 0.7181992: 0.7351993: 0.7511994: 0.7651995: 0.7731996: 0.7811997: 0.7891998: 0.7951999: 0.7932000: 0.7972001: 0.8012002: 0.8042003: 0.8082004: 0.8092005: 0.812006: 0.8152007: 0.8212008: 0.8262009: 0.8312010: 0.8362011: 0.8432012: 0.8442013: 0.8492014: 0.8542015: 0.8572016: 0.8592017: 0.8642018: 0.8662019: 0.8722020: 0.872021: 0.8762022: 0.8832023: 0.89

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.89 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Portugal peaked at 0.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 1990.

Portugal ranks 31st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7607 0.707 0.795 10
2000s 0.8122 0.797 0.831 10
2010s 0.8544 0.836 0.872 10
2020s 0.8798 0.87 0.89 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.9 compare
  2. 29 Bahrain 0.899 compare
  3. 30 Lithuania 0.895 compare
  4. 32 Croatia 0.889 compare
  5. 32 Latvia 0.889 compare
  6. 34 Qatar 0.886 compare

See the full ranking of 72 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Portugal?
Human development index in Portugal was 0.89 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for human development index?
Portugal ranks 31st out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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