Sweden vs Switzerland: Human Development Index

Sweden

0.959

in 2023

Switzerland

0.97

in 2023

Sweden rank

5th

Switzerland rank

2nd

Human Development Index over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.97 against 0.959 in Sweden, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Sweden
Human Development Index in Switzerland
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.