List of African countries by Human Development Index
The Human Development Index 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 (almost all UN member states and a couple of special territories) fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently there are no countries in Africa with "very high" human development.
List of African countries
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI)[1] for countries in Africa as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 14 September 2018 and based on data collected in 2017.[2] The HDI rankings and values in the 2018 Human Development Report cannot therefore be compared directly to HDI rankings and values published in previous Human Development Reports.
List of African countries by Human Development Index | |||||
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Rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) | |||
In region | World | HDI value | Change in HDI value 2016–2017 | ||
2017 | |||||
High human development | |||||
1 | 62 | 0.797 | |||
2 | 65 | 0.790 | |||
3 | 85 | 0.754 | |||
4 | 95 | 0.735 | |||
5 | 101 | 0.712 | |||
6 | 108 | 0.706 | |||
7 | 110 | 0.702 | |||
Medium human development | |||||
8 | 113 | 0.699 | |||
9 | 115 | 0.696 | |||
10 | 123 | 0.667 | |||
11 | 125 | 0.654 | |||
12 | 129 | 0.647 | |||
13 | 137 | 0.606 | |||
14 | 140 | 0.592 | |||
15 | 141 | 0.591 | |||
16 | 142 | 0.590 | |||
17 | 143 | 0.589 | |||
18 | 144 | 0.588 | |||
18 | 144 | 0.588 | |||
20 | 147 | 0.581 | |||
21 | 151 | 0.556 | |||
Low human development | |||||
22 | 154 | 0.538 | |||
23 | 156 | 0.535 | |||
24 | 157 | 0.532 | |||
25 | 158 | 0.524 | |||
26 | 159 | 0.520 | |||
26 | 159 | 0.520 | |||
28 | 161 | 0.519 | |||
29 | 162 | 0.516 | |||
30 | 163 | 0.515 | |||
31 | 164 | 0.505 | |||
32 | 165 | 0.503 | |||
32 | 165 | 0.503 | |||
34 | 167 | 0.502 | |||
35 | 170 | 0.492 | |||
36 | 171 | 0.477 | |||
37 | 172 | 0.476 | |||
38 | 173 | 0.463 | |||
39 | 174 | 0.460 | |||
40 | 175 | 0.459 | |||
41 | 176 | 0.457 | |||
42 | 177 | 0.455 | |||
43 | 179 | 0.440 | |||
44 | 180 | 0.437 | |||
45 | 181 | 0.435 | |||
46 | 182 | 0.427 | |||
47 | 183 | 0.423 | |||
48 | 184 | 0.419 | |||
49 | 185 | 0.417 | |||
50 | 186 | 0.404 | |||
52 | 187 | 0.388 | |||
52 | 188 | 0.367 | |||
53 | 189 | 0.354 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Table 1: Human Development Index and its components".
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 14 September 2018.