Liberia vs Niger: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Liberia

36.1%

in 2023

Niger

36.8%

in 2023

Liberia rank

20th

Niger rank

17th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Niger currently reports 36.8% against 36.1% in Liberia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 20th and Niger ranks 17th 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.