South Korea vs Slovenia: Human Development Index

South Korea
0.937
in 2023
Slovenia
0.931
in 2023
South Korea rank
20th
Slovenia rank
21st

Human Development Index over time

  • South Korea
  • Slovenia
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.937 against 0.931 in Slovenia, a difference of 0.006.

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

Globally, South Korea ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 21st of 192 countries.

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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

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.