| Characteristic | Human development index score |
|---|---|
| Seychelles | 0.85 |
| Mauritius | 0.81 |
| Egypt | 0.75 |
| Tunisia | 0.75 |
| South Africa | 0.74 |
| Gabon | 0.73 |
| Botswana | 0.73 |
| Libya | 0.72 |
| Morocco | 0.71 |
| Eswatini (Kingdom of)Â | 0.7 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.67 |
| Cabo Verde | 0.67 |
| Namibia | 0.67 |
| °ä´Ç²Ô²µ´ÇÌý | 0.65 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0.64 |
| Ghana | 0.63 |
| °±ð²Ô²â²¹Ìý | 0.63 |
| ´¡²Ô²µ´Ç±ô²¹Ìý | 0.62 |
| °ä´Ç³¾´Ç°ù´Ç²õÌý | 0.6 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.6 |
| ´Ü²¹³¾²ú¾±²¹Ìý | 0.6 |
| Cameroon | 0.59 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 0.58 |
| ±«²µ²¹²Ô»å²¹Ìý | 0.58 |
| ¸é·É²¹²Ô»å²¹Ìý | 0.58 |
| °Õ´Ç²µ´ÇÌý | 0.57 |
| ²Ñ²¹³Ü°ù¾±³Ù²¹²Ô¾±²¹Ìý | 0.56 |
| ±·¾±²µ±ð°ù¾±²¹Ìý | 0.56 |
| Tanzania (United Republic of)Â | 0.56 |
| ³¢±ð²õ´Ç³Ù³ó´ÇÌý | 0.55 |
| ³§±ð²Ô±ð²µ²¹±ôÌý | 0.53 |
| ³Ò²¹³¾²ú¾±²¹Ìý | 0.52 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Â | 0.52 |
| ²Ñ²¹±ô²¹·É¾±Ìý | 0.52 |
| µþ±ð²Ô¾±²ÔÌý | 0.52 |
| ³Ò³Ü¾±²Ô±ð²¹-µþ¾±²õ²õ²¹³ÜÌý | 0.51 |
| ¶ÙÂá¾±²ú´Ç³Ü³Ù¾±Ìý | 0.51 |
| ³§³Ü»å²¹²ÔÌý | 0.51 |
| ³¢¾±²ú±ð°ù¾±²¹Ìý | 0.51 |
| ·¡°ù¾±³Ù°ù±ð²¹Ìý | 0.5 |
| ³Ò³Ü¾±²Ô±ð²¹Ìý | 0.5 |
| ·¡³Ù³ó¾±´Ç±è¾±²¹Ìý | 0.5 |
| ²Ñ´Ç³ú²¹³¾²ú¾±±ç³Ü±ðÌý | 0.49 |
| ²Ñ²¹»å²¹²µ²¹²õ³¦²¹°ùÌý | 0.49 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.47 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.46 |
| Burundi | 0.44 |
| Mali | 0.42 |
| Niger | 0.42 |
| Chad | 0.42 |
| Central African Republic | 0.41 |
| Somalia | 0.4 |
| South Sudan | 0.4 |
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Release date
May 2025
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Region
Africa
Survey time period
2023
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded. Data may differ from the original three-decimal scores.
The source defines Human Development Index as: "a composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development — a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living."
Countries are grouped into four categories based on their HDI score:
Very high human development: 0.800 and above
High human development: 0.700-0.799
Medium human development: 0.550-0.699
Low human development: Below 0.550.
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