Which has higher human development index, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.551 HDI against 0.536 HDI in Eswatini as of 2011.

What is the difference in human development index between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?

0.015 HDI, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/, published as Human development index (HDI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini: Human development index

Equatorial Guinea

0.551 HDI

in 2011

Eswatini

0.536 HDI

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea rank

13th

Eswatini rank

14th

Human development index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.551 HDI against 0.536 HDI in Eswatini, a difference of 0.015 HDI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Eswatini ranks 14th of 50 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5292 HDI	0.515 HDI	0.0142 HDI	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.549 HDI	0.534 HDI	0.015 HDI	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human development index, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.551 HDI against 0.536 HDI in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in human development index between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?: 0.015 HDI, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini rank globally for human development index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Eswatini ranks 14th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/, published as Human development index (HDI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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.