Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.857 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.857 for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.857 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.798, in 2010.
That places South Korea 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8235 | 0.798 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8492 | 0.844 | 0.857 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.63 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0683 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0778 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea was 0.857 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.798 in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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