Ghana vs Senegal: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Ghana

36.5%

in 2023

Senegal

35.8%

in 2023

Ghana rank

18th

Senegal rank

21st

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Ghana currently reports 36.5% against 35.8% in Senegal, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 21st 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.