Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Spain
Spain: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.918 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.918
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2023
All-time low
0.766
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Spain stood at 0.918. 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 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Spain peaked at 0.918 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.766, in 1990.
Spain ranks 19th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.766 | — |
| 1991 | 0.774 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.781 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.789 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.798 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.804 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.811 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.816 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.821 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.825 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.833 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.839 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.844 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.846 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.852 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.857 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.862 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.864 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.867 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.875 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.879 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.886 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.895 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.902 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.91 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.901 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.912 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.911 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.918 | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.918 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7985 | 0.766 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8529 | 0.833 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8923 | 0.875 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9105 | 0.901 | 0.918 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Spain?
- Human development index in Spain was 0.918 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.766 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for human development index?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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