Croatia vs Portugal: Human Development Index

Croatia

0.889

in 2023

Portugal

0.89

in 2023

Croatia rank

41st

Portugal rank

40th

Human Development Index over time

Croatia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.89 against 0.889 in Croatia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.

Globally, Croatia ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Croatia
Human Development Index in Portugal
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.