African countries by Human Development Index

Among the African Countries, Libya ranks number one in Human Development Index. Its HDI value in 2010 was 0.755.Zimbabwe ranks least among the countries of Africa in Human Development Index, which is 50 in Africa and 169 in World.

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The following is a list of African countries by Human Development Index for the year 2015:

African countries by Human Development Index

Rank		Country	HDI
Rank in Africa	Rank Worldwide	Country	New 2016 Estimates for 2015
High human development
1	63	Seychelles	0.78
2	64	Mauritius	0.78
3	83	Algeria	0.75
4	94	Tunisia	0.73
5	96	Libya	0.72
Medium human development
6	106	Botswana	0.7
7	108	Gabon	0.7
8	110	Egypt	0.69
9	116	South Africa	0.67
10	122	Cape Verde	0.65
11	123	Morocco	0.65
12	125	Namibia	0.64
13	136	Republic of the Congo	0.59
13	135	Equatorial Guinea	0.59
15	139	Ghana	0.58
15	139	Zambia	0.58
17	142	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.57
18	146	Kenya	0.56
Low human development
19	149	Swaziland	0.54
20	150	Angola	0.53
21	151	Tanzania	0.53
22	152	Nigeria	0.53
23	153	Cameroon	0.52
24	154	Zimbabwe	0.52
25	155	Mauritania	0.51
26	156	Madagascar	0.51
27	159	Rwanda	0.5
28	161	Lesotho	0.5
28	162	Comoros	0.5
30	163	Senegal	0.49
31	163	Uganda	0.49
32	166	Sudan	0.49
33	167	Togo	0.49
34	168	Benin	0.49
35	169	Malawi	0.48
36	170	Ivory Coast	0.47
37	172	Djibouti	0.47
38	173	Gambia	0.45
39	174	Ethiopia	0.45
40	175	Mali	0.44
41	176	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.44
42	177	Liberia	0.43
43	178	Guinea-Bissau	0.42
44	179	Eritrea	0.42
45	180	Sierra Leone	0.42
46	181	Mozambique	0.42
46	182	South Sudan	0.42
48	183	Guinea	0.41
49	184	Burundi	0.4
50	185	Burkina Faso	0.4
51	186	Chad	0.4
52	187	Niger	0.35
53	188	Central African Republic	0.35

* Source: Human Development Report 2011, UNDP

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