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Iceland vs Norway: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

Iceland
0.923
in 2023
Norway
0.909
in 2023
Iceland rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.81201020162023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.923 against 0.909 in Norway, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Norway ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 163 countries.

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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
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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.