Austria vs Japan: Human Development Index

Austria

0.93

in 2023

Japan

0.925

in 2023

Austria rank

22nd

Japan rank

23rd

Human Development Index over time

Austria
Japan

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Austria ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Austria
Human Development Index in Japan
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.