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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 52 countries was 0.562 points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.802 points and the lowest value was in South Africa: 0.381 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The United Nations
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Countries Human development, 2022 Global rank Available data
Seychelles 0.802 1 2000 - 2022
Mauritius 0.796 2 1980 - 2022
Libya 0.746 3 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.745 4 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.732 5 1980 - 2022
Egypt 0.728 6 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.717 7 2022 - 2022
Botswana 0.708 8 1980 - 2022
Morocco 0.698 9 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.693 10 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.661 11 2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.65 12 2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.613 13 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.61 14 2000 - 2022
Namibia 0.61 15 1980 - 2022
Ghana 0.602 16 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.601 17 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0.593 18 1980 - 2022
Angola 0.591 19 1999 - 2022
Cameroon 0.587 20 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.586 21 2000 - 2022
Zambia 0.569 22 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.55 23 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.55 24 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 0.548 25 2003 - 2022
Rwanda 0.548 26 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.547 27 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.54 28 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.534 29 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.532 30 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.521 31 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.517 32 1980 - 2022
Sudan 0.516 33 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.515 34 1995 - 2022
Malawi 0.508 35 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.504 36 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.495 37 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.493 38 2005 - 2022
Liberia 0.487 39 1999 - 2022
Madagascar 0.487 40 2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.483 41 2005 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.481 42 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.471 43 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 0.461 44 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.458 45 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.438 46 2000 - 2022
Burundi 0.42 47 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.41 48 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.394 49 2000 - 2022
Niger 0.394 50 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.387 51 1980 - 2022
South Africa 0.381 52 1980 - 2022



Definition: The Human Development Index measures three basic dimensions of human development: long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. Four indicators are used to calculate the index: life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita.

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