Madagascar vs Namibia: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Madagascar

34.5%

in 2023

Namibia

34.1%

in 2023

Madagascar rank

29th

Namibia rank

32nd

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Madagascar currently reports 34.5% against 34.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Namibia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 32nd 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.