Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index (PHDI) in Africa

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

First in the ranking
0.726
Median country
0.539
half above, half below
World
0.680
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.383 to 0.726
South Sudan - Egypt

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Across 46 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Egypt (0.726) and the lowest in South Sudan (0.383).

The median country is at 0.539: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Planetary-adjusted HDI over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Egypt0.726
2Algeria0.706
3Gabon0.704
4Tunisia0.703
5Botswana0.698
6South Africa0.685
7Morocco0.679
8Equatorial Guinea0.644
9Republic of the Congo0.631
10Libya0.629
11Namibia0.611
12Kenya0.610
13Angola0.604
14Ghana0.604
15Zambia0.585
16Zimbabwe0.585
17Cameroon0.574
18Uganda0.569
19Rwanda0.567
20Togo0.562
21Nigeria0.548
22Mauritania0.542
23Tanzania0.541
24Côte d'Ivoire0.537
25Democratic Republic of the Congo0.517
26The Gambia0.514
27Senegal0.512
28Malawi0.507
29Liberia0.505
30Benin0.504
31Sudan0.498
32Eritrea0.496
33Guinea0.488
34Ethiopia0.487
35Mozambique0.486
36Madagascar0.481
37Djibouti0.480
38Sierra Leone0.459
39Burkina Faso0.453
40Burundi0.435
41Mali0.411
42Niger0.410
43Central African Republic0.407
44Chad0.397
45Somalia0.396
46South Sudan0.383
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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