Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Human development index

Ethiopia
0.392 HDI
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
0.364 HDI
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
37th
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th

Human development index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.10.20.30.4200020052011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.392 HDI against 0.364 HDI in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.028 HDI.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.348 HDI 0.3538 HDI 0.0058 HDI Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.3895 HDI 0.3625 HDI 0.027 HDI Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human development index, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Ethiopia, at 0.392 HDI against 0.364 HDI in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in human development index between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.028 HDI, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for human development index?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th 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

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.