Human development index in Congo
Congo: Human development index was 0.531 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Congo, 1980–2011
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/. Measured in HDI.
Analysis
In 2011, human development index in Congo stood at 0.531 HDI. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Congo peaked at 0.531 HDI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.47 HDI, in 1980.
That places Congo 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | 0.47 HDI | 0.47 HDI | 0.47 HDI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.51 HDI | 0.51 HDI | 0.51 HDI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5082 HDI | 0.482 HDI | 0.522 HDI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.53 HDI | 0.529 HDI | 0.531 HDI | 2 |
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More reference data data for Congo
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Congo?
- Human development index in Congo was 0.531 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.531 HDI in 2011.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 HDI in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for human development index?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.