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Human Development Index by African country

0.848Seychelles · highest shown · 2023

Seychelles has the highest reported Human Development Index among the 54 countries shown, at 0.848 (2023).

UNDP composite index of life expectancy, education and income on a 0-1 scale (higher is better). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Seychelles0.8482Mauritius0.8063Algeria0.763
#1 vs #542.2×Seychelles vs South Sudan
Median0.563Mauritania
Lowest0.388South Sudan

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa0.701
6 countries shown · highest value: Algeria
Southern Africa0.654
7 countries shown · highest value: South Africa
Central Africa0.583
9 countries shown · highest value: Gabon
East Africa0.553
16 countries shown · highest value: Seychelles
West Africa0.527
16 countries shown · highest value: Cabo Verde

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryHuman Development IndexPeriod
1Seychelles
0.8482023
2Mauritius
0.8062023
3Algeria
0.7632023
4Egypt
0.7542023
5Tunisia
0.7462023
6South Africa
0.7412023
7Gabon
0.7332023
8Botswana
0.7312023
9Libya
0.7212023
10Morocco
0.712023
11Eswatini
0.6952023
12Equatorial Guinea
0.6742023
13Cabo Verde
0.6682023
14Namibia
0.6652023
15Republic of the Congo
0.6492023
16Sao Tome and Principe
0.6372023
17Ghana
0.6282023
18Kenya
0.6282023
19Angola
0.6162023
20Comoros
0.6032023
21Zimbabwe
0.5982023
22Zambia
0.5952023
23Cameroon
0.5882023
24Cote d'Ivoire
0.5822023
25Uganda
0.5822023
26Rwanda
0.5782023
27Togo
0.5712023
28Mauritania
0.5632023
29Nigeria
0.562023
30Tanzania
0.5552023
31Lesotho
0.552023
32Senegal
0.532023
33Gambia
0.5242023
34Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.5222023
35Malawi
0.5172023
36Benin
0.5152023
37Guinea-Bissau
0.5142023
38Djibouti
0.5132023
39Sudan
0.5112023
40Liberia
0.512023
41Eritrea
0.5032023
42Guinea
0.52023
43Ethiopia
0.4972023
44Mozambique
0.4932023
45Madagascar
0.4872023
46Sierra Leone
0.4672023
47Burkina Faso
0.4592023
48Burundi
0.4392023
49Mali
0.4192023
50Niger
0.4192023
51Chad
0.4162023
52Central African Republic
0.4142023
53Somalia
0.4042023
54South Sudan
0.3882023

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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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