Human development index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Human development index was 0.735 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Mauritius, 1980–2011
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/. Measured in HDI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Mauritius is 0.735 HDI, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Mauritius peaked at 0.735 HDI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.551 HDI, in 1980.
That places Mauritius 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.551 HDI | 0.551 HDI | 0.551 HDI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.626 HDI | 0.626 HDI | 0.626 HDI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7118 HDI | 0.676 HDI | 0.727 HDI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7335 HDI | 0.732 HDI | 0.735 HDI | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Mauritius?
- Human development index in Mauritius was 0.735 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.735 HDI in 2011.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.551 HDI in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for human development index?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.