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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 46 countries was 0.544 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
Somalia 0.717 3 2022 - 2022
Botswana 0.708 4 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.693 5 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.661 6 2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.65 7 2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.613 8 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.61 9 2000 - 2022
Namibia 0.61 10 1980 - 2022
Ghana 0.602 11 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.601 12 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0.593 13 1980 - 2022
Angola 0.591 14 1999 - 2022
Cameroon 0.587 15 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.586 16 2000 - 2022
Zambia 0.569 17 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.55 18 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.55 19 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 0.548 20 2003 - 2022
Rwanda 0.548 21 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.547 22 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.54 23 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.534 24 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.532 25 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.521 26 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.517 27 1980 - 2022
Sudan 0.516 28 1980 - 2022
Malawi 0.508 29 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.504 30 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.495 31 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.493 32 2005 - 2022
Liberia 0.487 33 1999 - 2022
Madagascar 0.487 34 2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.483 35 2005 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.481 36 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.471 37 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 0.461 38 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.458 39 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.438 40 2000 - 2022
Burundi 0.42 41 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.41 42 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.394 43 2000 - 2022
Niger 0.394 44 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.387 45 1980 - 2022
South Africa 0.381 46 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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