Turkey vs Uruguay: Human Development Index

Turkey

0.853

in 2023

Uruguay

0.862

in 2023

Turkey rank

51st

Uruguay rank

48th

Human Development Index over time

Turkey
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.862 against 0.853 in Turkey, a difference of 0.009.

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

Globally, Turkey ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 48th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

Human Development Index in Turkey
Human Development Index in Uruguay
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.