# List of African countries by Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently, Seychelles is the only African country that falls into the very high human development category. Somalia has the lowest HDI in both Africa and the world according to the list.

## List

The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024.
As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report. Several dependent territories administered by non-African states are not ranked as they are not included in the latest report. Additionally, the borders and autonomy of Western Sahara are contested so an accurate HDI cannot be determined.
List of African countries by Human Development Index :
| Rank | Rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) | Human Development Index (HDI) |
| Region | World | Country | 2022 data (2024 report)​ | Change in HDI value 2023-2024 |
| Very High Human Development |||||
| 1 | 67 | Seychelles | 0.802 | 0.007 |
| High Human Development |||||
| 2 | 72 | Mauritius | 0.796 | 0.006 |
| 3 | 92 | Libya | 0.746 | |
| 4 | 93 | Algeria | 0.745 | 0.005 |
| 5 | 101 | Tunisia | 0.732 | 0.003 |
| 6 | 105 | Egypt | 0.728 | 0.002 |
| 7 | 110 | South Africa | 0.717 | 0.004 |
| 8 | 114 | Botswana | 0.708 | 0.028 |
| Medium Human Development |||||
| 9 | 120 | Morocco | 0.698 | 0.010 |
| 10 | 123 | Gabon | 0.693 | 0.006 |
| 11 | 131 | Cape Verde | 0.661 | 0.011 |
| 12 | 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.650 | 0.003 |
| 13 | 141 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.613 | 0.008 |
| 14 | 142 | Eswatini | 0.610 | 0.002 |
| 14 | 142 | Namibia | 0.610 | 0.006 |
| 16 | 145 | Ghana | 0.602 | 0.002 |
| 17 | 146 | Kenya | 0.601 | 0.005 |
| 18 | 149 | Republic of the Congo | 0.593 | 0.005 |
| 19 | 150 | Angola | 0.591 | 0.001 |
| 20 | 151 | Cameroon | 0.587 | 0.006 |
| 21 | 152 | Comoros | 0.586 | 0.001 |
| 22 | 153 | Zambia | 0.569 | 0.004 |
| 23 | 159 | Uganda | 0.550 | 0.005 |
| 23 | 159 | Zimbabwe | 0.550 | 0.001 |
| Low Human Development |||||
| 25 | 161 | Nigeria | 0.548 | 0.006 |
| 25 | 161 | Rwanda | 0.548 | 0.009 |
| 27 | 163 | Togo | 0.547 | 0.002 |
| 28 | 164 | Mauritania | 0.534 | 0.002 |
| 29 | 166 | Ivory Coast | 0.534 | 0.004 |
| 30 | 167 | Tanzania | 0.532 | 0.003 |
| 31 | 168 | Lesotho | 0.521 | 0.001 |
| 32 | 169 | Senegal | 0.517 | 0.005 |
| 33 | 170 | Sudan | 0.516 | |
| 34 | 171 | Djibouti | 0.515 | 0.003 |
| 35 | 172 | Malawi | 0.508 | 0.001 |
| 36 | 173 | Benin | 0.504 | 0.002 |
| 37 | 174 | Gambia | 0.495 | 0.005 |
| 38 | 175 | Eritrea | 0.493 | 0.003 |
| 39 | 176 | Ethiopia | 0.492 | 0.003 |
| 40 | 177 | Liberia | 0.487 | 0.003 |
| 40 | 177 | Madagascar | 0.487 | 0.003 |
| 42 | 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.483 | 0.001 |
| 43 | 180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.481 | 0.006 |
| 44 | 181 | Guinea | 0.472 | 0.004 |
| 45 | 183 | Mozambique | 0.461 | 0.002 |
| 46 | 184 | Sierra Leone | 0.458 | 0.002 |
| 47 | 185 | Burkina Faso | 0.438 | 0.007 |
| 48 | 187 | Burundi | 0.420 | 0.001 |
| 49 | 188 | Mali | 0.410 | 0.002 |
| 50 | 189 | Chad | 0.394 | 0.001 |
| 50 | 189 | Niger | 0.394 | 0.005 |
| 52 | 191 | Central African Republic | 0.387 | |
| 53 | 192 | South Sudan | 0.381 | |
| 54 | 193 | Somalia | 0.380 | N/A |