Australia vs Canada: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

Australia
0.873
in 2023
Canada
0.867
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
13th

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.20.40.60.8201020162023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.873 against 0.867 in Canada, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 13th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Inequality-adjusted 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
166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.