Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Slovakia
Slovakia: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.88 for human development index vs. mean male height in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in Slovakia peaked at 0.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.697, in 1991.
Slovakia ranks 44th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.698 | — |
| 1991 | 0.697 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.702 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.71 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.72 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.729 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.74 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.747 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.758 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.765 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.774 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.781 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.79 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.796 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.806 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.815 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.824 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.834 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.842 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.845 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.851 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.856 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.858 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.859 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.861 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.864 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.868 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.871 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.867 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.859 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.873 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.88 | +0.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 96% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.88 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7266 | 0.697 | 0.765 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8107 | 0.774 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8609 | 0.851 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8698 | 0.859 | 0.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More gender data for Slovakia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 788.41 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.042 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 24,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 25,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in Slovakia?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in Slovakia was 0.88 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.697 in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- Slovakia ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.