Human development index in Benin
Benin: Human development index was 0.434 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Benin, 1980–2011
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/. Measured in HDI.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.434 HDI for human development index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Benin peaked at 0.434 HDI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.253 HDI, in 1980.
Benin ranks 31st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.253 HDI | 0.253 HDI | 0.253 HDI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.314 HDI | 0.314 HDI | 0.314 HDI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.414 HDI | 0.38 HDI | 0.429 HDI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.433 HDI | 0.432 HDI | 0.434 HDI | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Benin?
- Human development index in Benin was 0.434 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.434 HDI in 2011.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.253 HDI in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for human development index?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/, published as part of Human development index (HDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of human development. It measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices measuring achievements in each dimension. The HDI is the geometric mean of the three dimension indices and embodies imperfect substitutability across all HDI dimensions. It thus addresses one of the most serious criticisms of the linear aggregation formula, which allowed for perfect substitution across dimensions. Some substitutability is inherent in the definition of any index that increases with the values of its components. Data sources: Life expectancy at birth: UNDESA; Mean years of schooling: Barro and Lee; Expected years of schooling: UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Gross national income (GNI) per capita: World Bank.