Comoros vs Sudan: Human development index

Comoros
0.428 HDI
in 2011
Sudan
0.419 HDI
in 2011
Comoros rank
33rd
Sudan rank
35th

Human development index over time

  • Comoros
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.428 HDI against 0.419 HDI in Sudan, a difference of 0.009 HDI.

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

Comoros ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 35th 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.