Human development index in Morocco

Morocco: Human development index was 0.589 HDI in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.589 HDI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.589 HDI
in 2011
All-time low
0.371 HDI
in 1980
Years of data
10
1980–2011

Human development index in Morocco, 1980–2011

00.20.40.61980199520111980: 0.371 HDI1990: 0.44 HDI2000: 0.512 HDI2005: 0.558 HDI2006: 0.565 HDI2007: 0.571 HDI2008: 0.577 HDI2009: 0.581 HDI2010: 0.586 HDI2011: 0.589 HDI

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

Analysis

Morocco recorded 0.589 HDI for human development index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Morocco peaked at 0.589 HDI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.371 HDI, in 1980.

That places Morocco 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.371 HDI 0.371 HDI 0.371 HDI 1
1990s 0.44 HDI 0.44 HDI 0.44 HDI 1
2000s 0.5607 HDI 0.512 HDI 0.581 HDI 6
2010s 0.5875 HDI 0.586 HDI 0.589 HDI 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 8 Botswana 0.634 HDI compare
  2. 9 South Africa 0.625 HDI compare
  3. 10 Namibia 0.606 HDI compare
  4. 12 Ghana 0.553 HDI compare
  5. 13 Equatorial Guinea 0.551 HDI compare
  6. 14 Eswatini 0.536 HDI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Morocco?
Human development index in Morocco was 0.589 HDI in 2011, according to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.589 HDI in 2011.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.371 HDI in 1980.
How does Morocco rank for human development index?
Morocco ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is human development index rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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.