List of African countries by Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently, Seychelles is the only African country that falls into the very high human development category. Somalia has the lowest HDI in both Africa and the world according to the list.
List
[edit] ≥ 0.900 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 | 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 | 0.450–0.499 0.400–0.449 ≤ 0.399 Data unavailable |
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1]
As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report. Several dependent territories administered by non-African states are not ranked as they are not included in the latest report. Additionally, the borders and autonomy of Western Sahara are contested [2] so an accurate HDI cannot be determined.
List of African countries by Human Development Index | ||||
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Rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) | ||
Region | World | 2022 data (2024 report) | Change in HDI value 2023-2024 | |
Very high human development | ||||
1 | 67 | Seychelles | 0.802 | 0.007 |
High human development | ||||
2 | 72 | Mauritius | 0.796 | 0.006 |
3 | 92 | Libya | 0.746 | |
4 | 93 | Algeria | 0.745 | 0.005 |
5 | 101 | Tunisia | 0.732 | 0.003 |
6 | 105 | Egypt | 0.728 | 0.002 |
7 | 110 | South Africa | 0.717 | 0.004 |
8 | 114 | Botswana | 0.708 | 0.028 |
Medium human development | ||||
9 | 120 | Morocco | 0.698 | 0.010 |
10 | 123 | Gabon | 0.693 | 0.006 |
11 | 131 | Cape Verde | 0.661 | 0.011 |
12 | 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.650 | 0.003 |
13 | 141 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.613 | 0.008 |
14 | 142 | Eswatini | 0.610 | 0.002 |
Namibia | 0.006 | |||
16 | 145 | Ghana | 0.602 | 0.002 |
17 | 146 | Kenya | 0.601 | 0.005 |
18 | 149 | Republic of the Congo | 0.593 | 0.005 |
19 | 150 | Angola | 0.591 | 0.001 |
20 | 151 | Cameroon | 0.587 | 0.006 |
21 | 152 | Comoros | 0.586 | 0.001 |
22 | 153 | Zambia | 0.569 | 0.004 |
23 | 159 | Uganda | 0.550 | 0.005 |
Zimbabwe | 0.001 | |||
Low human development | ||||
25 | 161 | Nigeria | 0.548 | 0.006 |
Rwanda | 0.009 | |||
27 | 163 | Togo | 0.547 | 0.002 |
28 | 164 | Mauritania | 0.534 | 0.002 |
29 | 166 | Ivory Coast | 0.534 | 0.004 |
30 | 167 | Tanzania | 0.532 | 0.003 |
31 | 168 | Lesotho | 0.521 | 0.001 |
32 | 169 | Senegal | 0.517 | 0.005 |
33 | 170 | Sudan | 0.516 | |
34 | 171 | Djibouti | 0.515 | 0.003 |
35 | 172 | Malawi | 0.508 | 0.001 |
36 | 173 | Benin | 0.504 | 0.002 |
37 | 174 | Gambia | 0.495 | 0.005 |
38 | 175 | Eritrea | 0.493 | 0.003 |
39 | 176 | Ethiopia | 0.492 | 0.003 |
40 | 177 | Liberia | 0.487 | 0.003 |
Madagascar | 0.003 | |||
42 | 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.483 | 0.001 |
43 | 180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.481 | 0.006 |
44 | 181 | Guinea | 0.472 | 0.004 |
45 | 183 | Mozambique | 0.461 | 0.002 |
46 | 184 | Sierra Leone | 0.458 | 0.002 |
47 | 185 | Burkina Faso | 0.438 | 0.007 |
48 | 187 | Burundi | 0.420 | 0.001 |
49 | 188 | Mali | 0.410 | 0.002 |
50 | 189 | Chad | 0.394 | 0.001 |
Niger | 0.005 | |||
52 | 191 | Central African Republic | 0.387 | |
53 | 192 | South Sudan | 0.381 | |
54 | 193 | Somalia | 0.380 | N/A[1] |
Notes
[edit]- 1.^ No comparable data exists for Somalia before 2022.
See also
[edit]- List of African countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of African countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of African countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- List of countries by Human Development Index by region
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
- Poverty in Africa
References
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Notes
[edit]- 1.^ No comparable data exists for Somalia before 2022.
See also
[edit]- List of African countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of African countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of African countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- List of countries by Human Development Index by region
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
- Poverty in Africa
References
[edit]- ^ HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2023-24: Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. pp. 287–292. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via hdr.undp.org.
- ^ "Western Sahara | The United Nations and Decolonization". www.un.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 277–280. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via hdr.undp.org.