Central African Republic vs Guinea: Human development index

Central African Republic
0.348 HDI
in 2011
Guinea
0.352 HDI
in 2011
Central African Republic rank
43rd
Guinea rank
41st

Human development index over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.352 HDI against 0.348 HDI in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.004 HDI.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Guinea ranks 41st of 50 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human development index (HDI)
Unit
HDI
Source
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 459 data points, 1980–2011
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of human development. It measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices measuring achievements in each dimension. The HDI is the geometric mean of the three dimension indices and embodies imperfect substitutability across all HDI dimensions. It thus addresses one of the most serious criticisms of the linear aggregation formula, which allowed for perfect substitution across dimensions. Some substitutability is inherent in the definition of any index that increases with the values of its components. Data sources: Life expectancy at birth: UNDESA; Mean years of schooling: Barro and Lee; Expected years of schooling: UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Gross national income (GNI) per capita: World Bank.