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.

List of African countries
African countries by Human Development Index (2019 report, showing 2018 data)
  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 9 December 2019 and based on data collected in 2018.[1]

List of African countries by Human Development Index
Africa rank Global rank Country HDI value Change in HDI value 2017–2018
Very high human development
1 62  Seychelles 0.801 0.001
High human development
2 66  Mauritius 0.796 0.003
3 82  Algeria 0.759 0.001
4 91  Tunisia 0.739 0.001
5 94  Botswana 0.728 0.004
6 110  Libya 0.708 0.004
7 113  South Africa 0.705 0.001
8 115  Gabon 0.702 0.002
9 116  Egypt 0.700 0.004
Medium human development
10 121  Morocco 0.676 0.001
11 126  Cape Verde 0.651 0.004
12 130  Namibia 0.645 0.002
13 137  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.609 0.006
14 138  Republic of the Congo 0.608 0.001
14 138  Eswatini 0.608 0.005
16 142  Ghana 0.596 0.005
17 143  Zambia 0.591 0.002
18 144  Equatorial Guinea 0.588 0.002
19 147  Kenya 0.579 0.005
20 149  Angola 0.574 0.002
21 150  Cameroon 0.563 0.003
21 150  Zimbabwe 0.563 0.010
Low human development
23 156  Comoros 0.538 0.001
24 157  Rwanda 0.536 0.007
25 158  Nigeria 0.534 0.001
26 159  Tanzania 0.528 0.004
26 159  Uganda 0.528 0.004
28 161  Mauritania 0.527 0.003
29 162  Madagascar 0.521 0.003
30 163  Benin 0.520 0.005
31 164  Lesotho 0.518 0.004
32 165  Ivory Coast 0.516 0.006
33 166  Senegal 0.514 0.004
34 167  Togo 0.513 0.003
35 168  Sudan 0.507
36 171  Djibouti 0.495 0.003
37 172  Malawi 0.485 0.003
38 173  Ethiopia 0.470 0.004
39 174  Gambia 0.466 0.007
39 174  Guinea 0.466 0.003
41 176  Liberia 0.465 0.001
42 178  Guinea-Bissau 0.461 0.001
43 179  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.459 0.003
44 180  Mozambique 0.446 0.004
45 181  Sierra Leone 0.438 0.003
46 182  Burkina Faso 0.434 0.005
46 182  Eritrea 0.434 0.003
48 184  Mali 0.427 0.001
49 185  Burundi 0.423 0.001
50 186  South Sudan 0.413 0.001
51 187  Chad 0.401
52 188  Central African Republic 0.381 0.005
53 189  Niger 0.377 0.004

See also

References
  1. "Human Development Report 2019 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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