Statement:
Iceland has a higher Human Development Index than Afghanistan

In the Human Development Index rating Iceland holds position #1 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Afghanistan is #173 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Iceland is better than position of Afghanistan.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Afghanistan	'Human Development Index' value is	0.48
   Iceland	'Human Development Index' value is	0.96