Human Development Index (HDI) 1980-2018

This bar chart race shows the Human Development Index (HDI) from 1980 to 2018. By country, highest (1) and lowest (0).

Notes:
The time series is 1980,1985, and from 1990 each year.
Some very few countries are not included. Like Somalia.
Data for Afghanistan the years 1990-2001 are excluded.

Source: United Nations Development Programme

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US from 1980 to 1990:best HDI
US now(2023):21° position, well it's not bad, but It's bad compared with before

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Fun fact: The Soviet Union had a very high HDI back then.

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The soviets had a higher HDI score and better quality of life. In 1990 it was 0.92 and the US was 0.87