Africa: human development index by country 2021

Compared to other African countries, Mauritius scored the highest in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2021. The country also ranked 63rd globally, as one of the countries with a very high human development. This was followed by Seychelles, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, with scores ranging from 0.79 to 0.72 points. On the other hand, Niger, Chad, and South Sudan were among the countries in the region with the lowest index scores, indicating a low level of human development.

Human development index score of Africa as of 2021, by country

Characteristic	Human development index score
Mauritius	0.8
Seychelles	0.79
Egypt	0.73
Tunisia	0.73
Libya	0.72
South Africa	0.71
Gabon	0.71
Botswana	0.69
Morocco	0.68
Cabo Verde	0.66
Ghana	0.63
Sao Tome and Principe	0.62
Namibia	0.62
Eswatini (Kingdom of)	0.6
Equatorial Guinea	0.6
Zimbabwe	0.59
Angola	0.59
Kenya	0.58
Congo	0.57
Zambia	0.57
Comoros	0.56
Mauritania	0.56
Côte d’Ivoire	0.55
Tanzania (United Republic of)	0.55
Togo	0.54
Nigeria	0.54
Rwanda	0.53
Benin	0.53
Uganda	0.53
Lesotho	0.51
Malawi	0.51
Senegal	0.51
Djibouti	0.51
Sudan	0.51
Madagascar	0.5
Gambia	0.5
Ethiopia	0.5
Eritrea	0.49
Guinea-Bissau	0.48
Liberia	0.48
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)	0.48
Sierra Leone	0.48
Guinea	0.47
Burkina Faso	0.45
Mozambique	0.45
Mali	0.43
Burundi	0.43
Central African Republic	0.4
Niger	0.4
Chad	0.39
South Sudan	0.39

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Release date

2022

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2021

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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