Benin vs Madagascar: Augmented Human Development Index

Benin

0.2476

in 2020

Madagascar

0.2395

in 2020

Benin rank

133rd

Madagascar rank

136th

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Benin
Madagascar

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.2476 against 0.2395 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0082.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Madagascar ahead.

Benin ranks 133rd and Madagascar ranks 136th of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Benin
Augmented Human Development Index in Madagascar
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.