Human development index in Chad

Chad: Human development index was 0.336 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.336 HDI
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.336 HDI
in 2010
All-time low
0.29 HDI
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2011

Human development index in Chad, 2000–2011

00.10.20.32000200520112000: 0.29 HDI2005: 0.317 HDI2006: 0.316 HDI2007: 0.319 HDI2008: 0.321 HDI2009: 0.331 HDI2010: 0.336 HDI2011: 0.336 HDI

Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/. Measured in HDI.

Analysis

Chad recorded 0.336 HDI for human development index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Chad peaked at 0.336 HDI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.29 HDI, in 2000.

Chad ranks 47th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Human development index in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Human development index (HDI) in Chad, 2000 to 2011.
Year HDI Change
2000 0.29 HDI
2005 0.317 HDI +9.3%
2006 0.316 HDI -0.3%
2007 0.319 HDI +0.9%
2008 0.321 HDI +0.6%
2009 0.331 HDI +3.1%
2010 0.336 HDI +1.5%
2011 0.336 HDI +0.0%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 0.336 HDI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.358 HDI, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 0.336 HDI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4485 HDI, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3157 HDI 0.29 HDI 0.331 HDI 6
2010s 0.336 HDI 0.336 HDI 0.336 HDI 2

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 45 Mali 0.347 HDI compare
  2. 46 Burkina Faso 0.34 HDI compare
  3. 48 Mozambique 0.322 HDI compare
  4. 49 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.299 HDI compare
  5. 50 Niger 0.297 HDI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Chad?
Human development index in Chad was 0.336 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.336 HDI in 2010.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 HDI in 2000.
How does Chad rank for human development index?
Chad ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is human development index rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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

Indicator
Human development index (HDI)
Unit
HDI
Source
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 459 data points, 1980–2011
Last refreshed

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.