List of African countries by Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently, Seychelles is the only African country that falls into the very high human development category.

List

African countries by Human Development Index (2020 report, showing 2019 data)
 ≥ 0.900
 0.850–0.899
 0.800–0.849
 0.750–0.799
 0.700–0.749
 0.650–0.699
 0.600–0.649
 0.550–0.599
 0.500–0.549
 0.450–0.499
 0.400–0.449
 ≤ 0.399
 Data unavailable

The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2022.

As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report. Several dependent territories administered by non-African states are not ranked as they are not included in the latest report. Additionally, the borders and autonomy of Western Sahara are contested so an accurate HDI cannot be determined.

List of African countries by Human Development Index
Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI)
Region World 2022 data (2024 report)​ Change in HDI value 2021-2022​
Very high human development
1 67  Seychelles 0.802 Increase 0.007
High human development
2 72  Mauritius 0.796 Increase 0.006
3 92  Libya 0.746 Steady
4 93  Algeria 0.745 Increase 0.005
5 101  Tunisia 0.732 Increase 0.003
6 105  Egypt 0.728 Increase 0.002
7 110  South Africa 0.717 Decrease 0.004
8 114  Botswana 0.708 Increase 0.028
Medium human development
9 120  Morocco 0.698 Increase 0.010
10 123  Gabon 0.693 Increase 0.006
11 131  Cape Verde 0.661 Increase 0.011
12 133  Equatorial Guinea 0.650 Increase 0.003
13 141  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.613 Increase 1.00%
14 142  Eswatini 0.610 Decrease 0.002
 Namibia Decrease 0.006
16 145  Ghana 0.603 Increase 0.002
17 146  Kenya 0.601 Increase 0.005
18 149  Republic of the Congo 0.593 Decrease 0.005
19 150  Angola 0.591 Increase 0.001
20 151  Cameroon 0.587 Increase 0.006
21 152  Comoros 0.586 Increase 0.001
22 153  Zambia 0.569 Increase 0.004
23 159  Uganda 0.550 Increase 0.005
 Zimbabwe Increase 0.001
Low human development
26 161  Nigeria 0.548 Increase 0.006
 Rwanda Increase 0.009
28 163  Togo 0.547 Increase 0.002
29 164  Mauritania 0.534 Increase 0.002
30 166  Ivory Coast 0.534 Increase 0.004
31 167  Tanzania 0.532 Increase 0.003
32 168  Lesotho 0.521 Decrease 0.001
33 169  Senegal 0.517 Increase 0.005
34 170  Sudan 0.516 Steady
35 171  Djibouti 0.515 Increase 0.003
36 172  Malawi 0.508 Decrease 0.001
37 173  Benin 0.504 Increase 0.002
38 174  Gambia 0.495 Increase 0.005
39 175  Eritrea 0.493 Increase 0.003
40 176  Ethiopia 0.492 Increase 0.003
41 177  Liberia 0.487 Increase 0.003
 Madagascar Increase 0.003
43 179  Guinea-Bissau 0.483 Increase 0.001
44 180  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.481 Increase 0.006
45 181  Guinea 0.472 Increase 0.004
46 183  Mozambique 0.461 Increase 0.002
47 184  Sierra Leone 0.458 Increase 0.002
48 185  Burkina Faso 0.438 Decrease 0.007
49 187  Burundi 0.420 Increase 0.001
50 188  Mali 0.410 Increase 0.002
51 189  Chad 0.394 Increase 0.001
 Niger Increase 0.005
53 191  Central African Republic 0.387 Steady
53 192  South Sudan 0.381 Steady
54 193  Somalia 0.380 N/A[1]

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