Which has higher human development index, Mauritania or Togo?

Mauritania, at 0.464 HDI against 0.455 HDI in Togo as of 2011.

What is the difference in human development index between Mauritania and Togo?

0.009 HDI, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?

10 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Mauritania vs Togo: Human development index

Mauritania

0.464 HDI

in 2011

Togo

0.455 HDI

in 2011

Mauritania rank

24th

Togo rank

26th

Human development index over time

Mauritania
Togo

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.464 HDI against 0.455 HDI in Togo, a difference of 0.009 HDI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Togo ahead.

Mauritania ranks 24th and Togo ranks 26th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.34 HDI	0.357 HDI	0.017 HDI	Togo
1990s	0.357 HDI	0.382 HDI	0.025 HDI	Togo
2000s	0.4463 HDI	0.44 HDI	0.0063 HDI	Mauritania
2010s	0.464 HDI	0.4535 HDI	0.0105 HDI	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human development index, Mauritania or Togo?: Mauritania, at 0.464 HDI against 0.455 HDI in Togo as of 2011.
What is the difference in human development index between Mauritania and Togo?: 0.009 HDI, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for human development index?: Mauritania ranks 24th and Togo ranks 26th 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.