Australia vs Denmark: Human Development Index

Australia

0.958

in 2023

Denmark

0.962

in 2023

Australia rank

7th

Denmark rank

4th

Human Development Index over time

Australia
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.962 against 0.958 in Australia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 4th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Australia
Human Development Index in Denmark
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Human Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.