Human development index (Our World) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Human development index (Our World) was 0.674 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.674
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
133rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.677
in 2022
All-time low
0.508
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Human development index in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.674 for human development index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.677 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.508, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.508 | — |
| 2001 | 0.521 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.536 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.541 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.552 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.566 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.591 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.603 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.613 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.615 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.612 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.624 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.635 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.644 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.652 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.656 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.659 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.661 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.663 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.667 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.668 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.671 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.677 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.674 | -0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.674 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.674 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5646 | 0.508 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6473 | 0.612 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6725 | 0.668 | 0.677 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 130 Bangladesh 0.685 compare
- 130 India 0.685 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.678 compare
- 133 Palestine 0.674 compare
- 135 Cape Verde 0.668 compare
- 136 Namibia 0.665 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Human development index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.674 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.677 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.508 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for human development index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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