Development Ledger · Europe
Switzerland
HDI rank 2 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.970
+0.112 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.894
7.8% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
84.0 yrs
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$81,949
Mean schooling 13.9 yrs
HDI over Time
Switzerland 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.
Health0.985
Education0.927
Income1.000
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.76. A child born today will be 76% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Switzerland 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.