Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal
Senegal: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities was 35.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal stood at 35.8%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal peaked at 38.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 21st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.8% | 36.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal?
- Reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in Senegal was 35.8% in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities?
- Senegal ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.