France vs Italy: Human Development Index

France

0.92

in 2023

Italy

0.915

in 2023

France rank

26th

Italy rank

29th

Human Development Index over time

France
Italy

How they compare

France currently reports 0.92 against 0.915 in Italy, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 29th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in France
Human Development Index in Italy
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.