Human development index in Liberia
Liberia: Human development index was 0.381 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Liberia, 1980–2011
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/. Measured in HDI.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.381 HDI for human development index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Liberia peaked at 0.381 HDI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.298 HDI, in 1980.
Liberia ranks 39th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.298 HDI | 0.298 HDI | 0.298 HDI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3263 HDI | 0.301 HDI | 0.359 HDI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.374 HDI | 0.367 HDI | 0.381 HDI | 2 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.446 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2305 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4208 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3811 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 496 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4456 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Liberia?
- Human development index in Liberia was 0.381 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.381 HDI in 2011.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.298 HDI in 1980.
- How does Liberia rank for human development index?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.