Human development index in South Korea in 2023 — 0.937 index. Ranked 20 in the world out of 193. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 27%.
1990–2023 · index, 0–1
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | index | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.937 | +0.009 | +0.97% |
| 2022 | 0.928 | −0.005 | −0.54% |
| 2021 | 0.933 | +0.005 | +0.54% |
| 2020 | 0.928 | +0.001 | +0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.927 | +0.003 | +0.32% |
| 2018 | 0.924 | +0.002 | +0.22% |
| 2017 | 0.922 | +0.004 | +0.44% |
| 2016 | 0.918 | +0.004 | +0.44% |
| 2015 | 0.914 | +0.004 | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.91 | +0.005 | +0.55% |
| 2013 | 0.905 | +0.004 | +0.44% |
| 2012 | 0.901 | +0.002 | +0.22% |
| 2011 | 0.899 | +0.005 | +0.56% |
| 2010 | 0.894 | +0.013 | +1.48% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.003 | +0.34% |
| 2008 | 0.878 | +0.002 | +0.23% |
| 2007 | 0.876 | +0.005 | +0.57% |
| 2006 | 0.871 | +0.005 | +0.58% |
| 2005 | 0.866 | +0.007 | +0.81% |
| 2004 | 0.859 | +0.007 | +0.82% |
| 2003 | 0.852 | +0.006 | +0.71% |
| 2002 | 0.846 | +0.008 | +0.95% |
| 2001 | 0.838 | +0.008 | +0.96% |
| 2000 | 0.83 | +0.009 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.821 | +0.012 | +1.48% |
| 1998 | 0.809 | −0.003 | −0.37% |
| 1997 | 0.812 | +0.011 | +1.37% |
| 1996 | 0.801 | +0.012 | +1.52% |
| 1995 | 0.789 | +0.01 | +1.28% |
| 1994 | 0.779 | +0.009 | +1.17% |
| 1993 | 0.77 | +0.011 | +1.45% |
| 1992 | 0.759 | +0.01 | +1.34% |
| 1991 | 0.749 | +0.011 | +1.49% |
| 1990 | 0.738 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The UNDP Human Development Index is the geometric mean of three components: life expectancy, years of schooling and national income per capita at PPP. The index was devised as an objection to the use of GDP alone as a measure of development, and its point is that the three components are multiplied rather than added: a failure on any one of them cannot be made up for by success on the other two. Values run from zero to one, and since 1990 the index has risen in almost every country in the world.
Important: The aggregate value for country groups is weighted by population, whereas UNDP computes group indexes from group components — the numbers may therefore differ slightly from the report.
Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The ratio of the Human Development Index of women to the same index of men.
Indexes Gender inequality indexA composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.
Indexes Human capital indexWhat share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
