Burundi vs Lesotho: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Burundi

34.9%

in 2023

Lesotho

35.1%

in 2023

Burundi rank

27th

Lesotho rank

26th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Lesotho currently reports 35.1% against 34.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burundi ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.