Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Uganda

31.3%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

32.1%

in 2023

Uganda rank

40th

Zimbabwe rank

38th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 32.1% against 31.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th 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.