The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Germany is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 48.72 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.95 (2022)

Index description

Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI (PHDI): HDI value adjusted by the level of carbon dioxide emissions and material footprint per capita to account for the excessive human pressure on the planet.

Results for Germany


2022 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 4 5
Score
0.8Value: 0.804230165568954
0.83Value: 0.833
Value: 0.833

Comparison benchmarks
Compare to:
Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
Compare to:
Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Germany
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconPlanetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index
Rank 5 / Score 0.83
Carbon dioxide emissions per capitaInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
39.88 0.04
Worst: Qatar 39.88
Best: Somalia 0.04
79.67%
8.14Value: 8.13824
Material footprint per capitaInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
63.59 1.18
Worst: Qatar 63.59
Best: Afghanistan 1.18
70.06%
19.86Value: 19.8636
Adjustment factor for planetary pressuresInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.99 0.51
Worst: Qatar 0.51
Best: Burundi 0.99
76.32%
0.88Value: 0.87635692354
Human development indexInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.97 0.38
Worst: Somalia 0.38
Best: Switzerland 0.97
96.61%
0.95Value: 0.95
Difference from HDI value (%)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
48.61 0.61
Worst: Burundi 0.61
Best: Qatar 48.61
24.49%
12.36Value: 12.364307646
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.66 Value: 0.660376623376624
Developed Economies Average
0.79 0.793222222222222
Developing Economies Average
0.63 0.627324324324324
Highest Ranked Country Country United Kingdom
Score
0.85 0.846
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.376
Global Rank 154
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country United Kingdom
Score
0.85 0.846
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Luxembourg
Score
0.68 0.685
Global Rank 77
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Chile
Score
0.79 0.786
Global Rank 24
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Niger
Score
0.39 0.389
Global Rank 150
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.61 0.6072
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.68 0.6838
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0.46 0.463
Highest Ranked Country Country Jordan
Score
0.71 0.706
Global Rank 64
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.376
Global Rank 154
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
0.71 0.706
Global Rank 64
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
0.64 0.643
Global Rank 98
Highest Arab LDC Country Mauritania
Score
0.52 0.52
Global Rank 129
Lowest Arab LDC Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.376
Global Rank 154
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.76 0.764354166666667
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.7 0.702157894736842
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.62 0.620317073170731
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.47 0.467461538461538
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.67 0.674444444444445
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.65 0.649644444444445
Oil Exporting Best Country United Kingdom
Score
0.85 0.846
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country South Sudan
Score
0.38 0.376
Global Rank 153
Oil Importing Best Country Spain
Score
0.84 0.839
Global Rank 2
Oil Importing Worst Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.376
Global Rank 154
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.79 0.790378378378378
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.79 0.793181818181818
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.76 0.7606
OECD Best Country United Kingdom
Score
0.85 0.846
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0.68 0.685
Global Rank 77
OECD Developed Best Country United Kingdom
Score
0.85 0.846
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0.68 0.685
Global Rank 77
OECD Developing Best Country Chile
Score
0.79 0.786
Global Rank 24
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.72 0.725
Global Rank 57
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
0.6
Highest Ranked Country Country Algeria
Score 0.7
Rank 67
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score 0.38
Rank 154
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
0.65
Highest Ranked Country Country Algeria
Score 0.7
Rank 67
Lowest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score 0.52
Rank 129
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.68
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 0.81
Rank 11
Lowest Ranked Country Country Papua New Guinea
Score 0.56
Rank 120
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.77
Highest Ranked Country Country United Kingdom
Score 0.85
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Turkmenistan
Score 0.66
Rank 93
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.7
Highest Ranked Country Country Chile
Score 0.79
Rank 24
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 0.55
Rank 121
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.73
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.74
Rank 48
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.73
Rank 56
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.62
Highest Ranked Country Country Sri Lanka
Score 0.76
Rank 40
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 0.46
Rank 142
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.51
Highest Ranked Country Country Botswana
Score 0.68
Rank 84
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 0.38
Rank 152
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
0.59
Highest Ranked Country Country Turkey
Score 0.78
Rank 26
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score 0.38
Rank 154
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