Human Development Index (HDI) in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.848
Seychelles
Median country
0.567
half above, half below
World
0.756
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.388 to 0.848
South Sudan - Seychelles

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Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (0.848) and the lowest in South Sudan (0.388).

The median country is at 0.567: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Human Development Index over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles0.848
2Mauritius0.806
3Algeria0.763
4Egypt0.754
5Tunisia0.746
6South Africa0.741
7Gabon0.733
8Botswana0.731
9Libya0.721
10Morocco0.710
11Eswatini0.695
12Equatorial Guinea0.674
13Cabo Verde0.668
14Namibia0.665
15Republic of the Congo0.649
16São Tomé and Principe0.637
17Ghana0.628
18Kenya0.628
19Angola0.616
20Comoros0.603
21Zimbabwe0.598
22Zambia0.595
23Cameroon0.588
24Côte d'Ivoire0.582
25Uganda0.582
26Rwanda0.578
27Togo0.571
28Mauritania0.563
29Nigeria0.560
30Tanzania0.555
31Lesotho0.550
32Senegal0.530
33The Gambia0.524
34Democratic Republic of the Congo0.522
35Malawi0.517
36Benin0.515
37Guinea-Bissau0.514
38Djibouti0.513
39Sudan0.511
40Liberia0.510
41Eritrea0.503
42Guinea0.500
43Ethiopia0.497
44Mozambique0.493
45Madagascar0.487
46Sierra Leone0.467
47Burkina Faso0.459
48Burundi0.439
49Mali0.419
50Niger0.419
51Chad0.416
52Central African Republic0.414
53Somalia0.404
54South Sudan0.388
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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