A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. 1=the most developed.

Human development index (score)

19902000200520102011201220132014201520162017
Eritrea0.410.420.420.420.420.430.430.440.44
Uganda0.310.400.440.490.490.490.500.500.500.510.52
Seychelles0.720.730.750.740.770.780.790.790.790.80
Madagascar0.460.480.500.500.510.510.510.510.520.52
Kenya0.470.450.490.540.550.560.570.570.580.580.59
Rwanda0.250.340.410.490.490.500.500.510.510.520.52
Malawi0.340.400.380.440.450.450.460.470.470.470.48
Egypt0.550.610.630.670.670.670.680.680.690.690.70
Eswatini (Kingdom of)0.540.470.480.540.550.560.570.580.580.590.59
Ethiopia0.280.350.410.420.430.440.440.450.460.46
Zimbabwe0.490.440.430.470.480.500.520.520.530.530.53
Mauritius0.620.670.710.750.760.770.770.780.780.790.79
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)0.360.330.360.410.420.420.430.440.440.450.46
Burundi0.300.300.330.400.400.410.410.420.420.420.42
Sudan0.330.400.440.470.470.490.470.490.500.500.50
Djibouti0.360.400.450.450.460.460.470.470.470.48
Zambia0.400.430.480.540.560.570.570.580.580.590.59
Comoros0.450.480.490.490.500.500.500.500.50
Libya0.680.730.750.760.710.740.710.690.690.690.71