Development Ledger · Europe
Spain
HDI rank 28 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.918
+0.152 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.819
10.8% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
83.7 yrs
Expected schooling 17.8 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$46,008
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs
HDI over Time
Spain against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.980
Education0.854
Income0.926
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.73. A child born today will be 73% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Spain against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.