Canada vs United Kingdom: Human Development Index

Canada

0.939

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.946

in 2023

Canada rank

16th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Human Development Index over time

Canada
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.946 against 0.939 in Canada, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Canada
Human Development Index in United Kingdom
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.