Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Armenia
Armenia: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index was 0.743 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Armenia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Armenia stood at 0.743. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Armenia peaked at 0.743 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.668, in 2010.
That places Armenia 54th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.668 | — |
| 2011 | 0.675 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.683 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.687 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.691 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.702 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.704 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.706 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.723 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.693 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.718 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.733 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.743 | +1.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.743 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6405, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.743 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.819, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6935 | 0.668 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7218 | 0.693 | 0.743 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Armenia?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Armenia was 0.743 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.743 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.668 in 2010.
- How does Armenia rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index?
- Armenia ranks 54th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.