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Inequality-adjusted HDI by African country

2023

Human Development Index discounted for inequality across its dimensions, on a 0-1 scale (higher is better).

Africa, 202351 of 54 countries
0.389population-weighted average
Highest in 2023Seychelles · 0.755Lowest in 2023South Sudan · 0.226Reported in 20230 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 0.391Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.341Somalia — 0.229Kenya — 0.456Sudan — 0.328Chad — 0.252South Africa — 0.476Lesotho — 0.357Zimbabwe — 0.406Botswana — 0.509Namibia — 0.438Senegal — 0.340Mali — 0.281Mauritania — 0.374Benin — 0.316Niger — 0.265Nigeria — 0.379Cameroon — 0.361Togo — 0.363Ghana — 0.399Cote d'Ivoire — 0.350Guinea — 0.302Guinea-Bissau — 0.331Liberia — 0.326Sierra Leone — 0.281Burkina Faso — 0.273Central African Republic — 0.253Republic of the Congo — 0.426Gabon — 0.558Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 0.361Malawi — 0.365Mozambique — 0.297Eswatini — 0.431Angola — 0.360Burundi — 0.286Madagascar — 0.319Gambia — 0.329Tunisia — 0.595Algeria — 0.601Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 0.517Egypt — 0.582Libya — no dataEthiopia — 0.326Djibouti — 0.341Uganda — 0.400Rwanda — 0.399South Sudan — 0.226Nigeria 0.379Nigeria 0.379Ethiopia 0.326Ethiopia 0.326Kenya 0.456Kenya 0.456South Africa 0.476South Africa 0.4762023HIGHEST IN 2023Seychellesnot drawn0.755Mauritiusnot drawn0.669Algeria0.601Tunisia0.595Egypt0.582LOWEST IN 2023South Sudan0.226Somalia0.229Chad0.252Central African Republic0.253Niger0.265PINNEDEthiopia0.32637 of 51Kenya0.45612 of 51Nigeria0.37921 of 51South Africa0.47611 of 51OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn0.478Comorosnot drawn0.356Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.478index · quintiles of the observed range0.230.30.340.380.480.76no record
20142024
UNDP · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries0.528
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries0.471
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries0.357
Western Africa16 of 16 countries0.352
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries0.342
Africaall 54 countries · 51 with a 2023 figure0.389

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and 49 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Inequality-adjusted HDIHuman Development Index discounted for inequality across its dimensions, on a 0-1 scale (higher is better).
SourceUNDP, with processing by Africa API
Unitindex
Last updated26 Jun 2026
Next expected updateJun 2027
Date range2010–2023
Coverage51 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 51 modelled, 3 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2023 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2023 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Inequality-adjusted HDI". Data adapted from UNDP. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/inequality-adjusted-hdi
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=inequality_adjusted_hdi&year=2023&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
DevelopmentHuman Development IndexUNDP composite index of life expectancy, education and income on a 0-1 scale (higher is better).DevelopmentGender Inequality IndexUNDP index of gender-based disadvantage across reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market on a 0-1 scale (higher is worse).EconomyGDPGross domestic product in current US dollars.

Inequality-adjusted HDI: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

51 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInequality-adjusted HDIPeriod
1Seychelles0.7552023
2Mauritius0.6692023
3Algeria0.6012023
4Tunisia0.5952023
5Egypt0.5822023
6Gabon0.5582023
7Morocco0.5172023
8Botswana0.5092023
9Cabo Verde0.4782023
10Sao Tome and Principe0.4782023
11South Africa0.4762023
12Kenya0.4562023
13Namibia0.4382023
14Eswatini0.4312023
15Republic of the Congo0.4262023
16Zimbabwe0.4062023
17Uganda0.42023
18Ghana0.3992023
19Rwanda0.3992023
20Tanzania0.3912023
21Nigeria0.3792023
22Mauritania0.3742023
23Malawi0.3652023
24Togo0.3632023
25Cameroon0.3612023
26Zambia0.3612023
27Angola0.362023
28Lesotho0.3572023
29Comoros0.3562023
30Cote d'Ivoire0.352023
31Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3412023
32Djibouti0.3412023
33Senegal0.342023
34Guinea-Bissau0.3312023
35Gambia0.3292023
36Sudan0.3282023
37Ethiopia0.3262023
38Liberia0.3262023
39Madagascar0.3192023
40Benin0.3162023
41Guinea0.3022023
42Mozambique0.2972023
43Burundi0.2862023
44Mali0.2812023
45Sierra Leone0.2812023
46Burkina Faso0.2732023
47Niger0.2652023
48Central African Republic0.2532023
49Chad0.2522023
50Somalia0.2292023
51South Sudan0.2262023
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 51 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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