Human Development by country
Health and Welfare: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Incidence of TB – incidence of new cases of Tuberculosis. (ii) Child Mortality – likelihood that a newborn baby will die before the age of five, assuming that he/she is subject to current, age-specific mortality rates. (iii) Immunisation...
What the numbers show
Human Development is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 90.82 in Seychelles; the lowest is 11.69 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.81, and the mean is 56.74.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 56.2%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 7.8%).
Human Development: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 90.82 | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Mauritius | 84.97 | 2011 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Libya | 84.84 | 2011 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 81.69 | 2011 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 81.35 | 2011 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 80.32 | 2011 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 76.58 | 2011 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 74.66 | 2011 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 74.05 | 2011 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 10 | Namibia | 69.91 | 2011 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 69.43 | 2011 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Morocco | 69.12 | 2011 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 65.94 | 2011 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 14 | Eswatini | 65.73 | 2011 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Gabon | 64.63 | 2011 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 16 | Rwanda | 64.16 | 2011 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 63.3 | 2011 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 62.15 | 2011 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Comoros | 59.78 | 2011 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 59.52 | 2011 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 59.41 | 2011 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 57.93 | 2011 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Tanzania | 56.4 | 2011 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 24 | Senegal | 56.07 | 2011 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.82 | 2011 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 26 | Djibouti | 55.03 | 2011 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 54.6 | 2011 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 53.25 | 2011 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 52.59 | 2011 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 52.21 | 2011 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 51.84 | 2011 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Madagascar | 50.28 | 2011 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 33 | Eritrea | 48.82 | 2011 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 34 | Liberia | 48.7 | 2011 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 48.49 | 2011 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 36 | Burundi | 48.46 | 2011 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 48.06 | 2011 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 38 | Congo | 47.94 | 2011 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 47.78 | 2011 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 40 | Angola | 47.71 | 2011 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 41 | Mozambique | 46.71 | 2011 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.56 | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 43 | Mauritania | 46.25 | 2011 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 45.84 | 2011 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.25 | 2011 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 42.37 | 2011 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 47 | Guinea | 42.05 | 2011 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 39.42 | 2011 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.03 | 2011 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 32.91 | 2011 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 31.12 | 2011 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 52 | Somalia | 11.69 | 2011 | down 5.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Health and Welfare: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Incidence of TB – incidence of new cases of Tuberculosis. (ii) Child Mortality – likelihood that a newborn baby will die before the age of five, assuming that he/she is subject to current, age-specific mortality rates. (iii) Immunisation against Measles – proportion of one year olds (children aged 12–23 months) who have received one dose of measles vaccine. (iv) Immunisation against DTP – proportion of one year olds (children aged 12–23 months) who have received three doses of DTP vaccine. (v) Welfare Regime – equality of access to social safety nets that compensate for poverty and other risks. (vi) Social Protection and Labour – clustered indicator (average) of variables from the African Development Bank and the World Bank measuring government policies and regulations to ensure a minimum level of welfare to all people. (vii) Social Exclusion – extent to which significant parts of society are isolated due to poverty and inequality. (viii) Antiretroviral Treatment Provision – people with advanced HIV infection who are receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) according to nationally approved or international standards. (ix) Antiretroviral Treatment Provision for Pregnant Women – HIV positive pregnant women who received antiretroviral treatment (ART) to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission. (x) Access to Piped Water – proportion of the population with access to water piped into their dwelling or just outside it. (xi) Access to Improved Water – proportion of the population with access to a water source protected from outside contamination. (xii) Access to Improved Sanitation – proportion of the population served with a sanitation facility that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact. (xiii) Open Defecation Sanitation – proportion of the population forced to dispose of human faeces in open bodies of water or outdoor open spaces.