France vs Spain: Human Development Index

France

0.92

in 2023

Spain

0.918

in 2023

France rank

26th

Spain rank

28th

Human Development Index over time

France
Spain

How they compare

France currently reports 0.92 against 0.918 in Spain, a difference of 0.002.

Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in France
Human Development Index in Spain
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.