Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) in Africa

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

First in the ranking
0.755
Seychelles
Median country
0.361
half above, half below
World
0.590
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.226 to 0.755
South Sudan - Seychelles

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Across 51 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (0.755) and the lowest in South Sudan (0.226).

The median country is at 0.361: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Inequality-adjusted HDI over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles0.755
2Mauritius0.669
3Algeria0.601
4Tunisia0.595
5Egypt0.582
6Gabon0.558
7Morocco0.517
8Botswana0.509
9Cabo Verde0.478
10São Tomé and Principe0.478
11South Africa0.476
12Kenya0.456
13Namibia0.438
14Eswatini0.431
15Republic of the Congo0.426
16Zimbabwe0.406
17Uganda0.400
18Ghana0.399
19Rwanda0.399
20Tanzania0.391
21Nigeria0.379
22Mauritania0.374
23Malawi0.365
24Togo0.363
25Cameroon0.361
26Zambia0.361
27Angola0.360
28Lesotho0.357
29Comoros0.356
30Côte d'Ivoire0.350
31Democratic Republic of the Congo0.341
32Djibouti0.341
33Senegal0.340
34Guinea-Bissau0.331
35The Gambia0.329
36Sudan0.328
37Ethiopia0.326
38Liberia0.326
39Madagascar0.319
40Benin0.316
41Guinea0.302
42Mozambique0.297
43Burundi0.286
44Mali0.281
45Sierra Leone0.281
46Burkina Faso0.273
47Niger0.265
48Central African Republic0.253
49Chad0.252
50Somalia0.229
51South Sudan0.226
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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