Human development index vs mean male height in Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong (China): Human development index vs mean male height was 0.955 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.955
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 2021
All-time low
0.755
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human development index vs mean male height in Hong Kong (China), 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.7551991: 0.7641992: 0.7731993: 0.7841994: 0.7931995: 0.81996: 0.8081997: 0.8171998: 0.8231999: 0.832000: 0.8392001: 0.8472002: 0.8542003: 0.8612004: 0.8662005: 0.8722006: 0.8792007: 0.8912008: 0.9072009: 0.9092010: 0.9122011: 0.9182012: 0.9232013: 0.9282014: 0.9322015: 0.9372016: 0.942017: 0.9462018: 0.9522019: 0.9522020: 0.952021: 0.9612022: 0.952023: 0.955

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Hong Kong (China) recorded 0.955 for human development index vs mean male height in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Hong Kong (China) peaked at 0.961 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.755, in 1990.

Hong Kong (China) ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7947 0.755 0.83 10
2000s 0.8725 0.839 0.909 10
2010s 0.934 0.912 0.952 10
2020s 0.954 0.95 0.961 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong (China)

  1. 5 Germany 0.959 compare
  2. 5 Sweden 0.959 compare
  3. 7 Australia 0.958 compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 0.955 compare
  5. 10 Belgium 0.951 compare
  6. 11 Ireland 0.949 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index vs mean male height in Hong Kong (China)?
Human development index vs mean male height in Hong Kong (China) was 0.955 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2021.
What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.755 in 1990.
How does Hong Kong (China) rank for human development index vs mean male height?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong (China) data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human development index vs mean male height
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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