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The Human Development Index (HDI) 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 fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently, Seychelles is the only African country that falls into the very high human development category.

List

African countries by Human Development Index (2024 report, showing 2023 data)
  ≥ 0.900
  0.850–0.899
  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 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1]

As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report. Several dependent territories administered by non-African states are not ranked as they are not included in the latest report. Additionally, the borders and autonomy of Western Sahara are contested [2] so an accurate HDI cannot be determined.

List of African countries by Human Development Index
Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI)
Region World 2023 data (2024 report)​ Change in HDI value 2023-2024

[3]

Very high human development
1 67   Seychelles 0.802 Increase 0.007
High human development
2 72   Mauritius 0.796 -
3 76   Algeria 0.790 Increase 0.045
4 95   Libya 0.746 Increase 0.028
5 97   Tunisia 0.742 Increase 0.011
6 97   Egypt 0.742 Increase 0.011
7 110   South Africa 0.737 Increase 0.004
8 114   Botswana 0.708 Increase 0.028
Medium human development
9 120   Morocco 0.698 Increase 0.010
10 123   Gabon 0.693 Increase 0.006
11 131   Cape Verde 0.661 Increase 0.011
12 133   Equatorial Guinea 0.650 Increase 0.003
13 141   São Tomé and Príncipe 0.613 Increase 0.008
14 142   Eswatini 0.610 Decrease 0.002
  Namibia Decrease 0.006
16 145   Ghana 0.603 Increase 0.002
17 146   Kenya 0.601 Increase 0.005
18 149   Republic of the Congo 0.593 Decrease 0.005
19 150   Angola 0.591 Increase 0.001
20 151   Cameroon 0.587 Increase 0.006
21 152   Comoros 0.586 Increase 0.001
22 153   Zambia 0.569 Increase 0.004
23 159   Uganda 0.550 Increase 0.005
  Zimbabwe Increase 0.001
Low human development
25 161   Nigeria 0.548 Increase 0.006
  Rwanda Increase 0.009
27 163   Togo 0.547 Increase 0.002
28 164   Mauritania 0.534 Increase 0.002
29 166   Ivory Coast 0.534 Increase 0.004
30 167   Tanzania 0.532 Increase 0.003
31 168   Lesotho 0.521 Decrease 0.001
32 169   Senegal 0.517 Increase 0.005
33 170   Sudan 0.516 Steady
34 171   Djibouti 0.515 Increase 0.003
35 172   Malawi 0.508 Decrease 0.001
36 173   Benin 0.504 Increase 0.002
37 174   Gambia 0.495 Increase 0.005
38 175   Eritrea 0.493 Increase 0.003
39 176   Ethiopia 0.492 Increase 0.003
40 177   Liberia 0.487 Increase 0.003
  Madagascar Increase 0.003
42 179   Guinea-Bissau 0.483 Increase 0.001
43 180   Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.481 Increase 0.006
44 181   Guinea 0.472 Increase 0.004
45 183   Mozambique 0.461 Increase 0.002
46 184   Sierra Leone 0.458 Increase 0.002
47 185   Burkina Faso 0.438 Decrease 0.007
48 187   Burundi 0.420 Increase 0.001
49 188   Mali 0.410 Increase 0.002
50 189   Chad 0.394 Increase 0.001
  Niger Increase 0.005
52 191   Central African Republic 0.387 Steady
53 192   South Sudan 0.381 Steady
54 193   Somalia 0.380 N/A [1]

Notes

1. ^ No comparable data exists for Somalia before 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2023-24: Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. pp. 287–292. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via hdr.undp.org.
  2. ^ "Western Sahara | The United Nations and Decolonization". www.un.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.