A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human developmentāa long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. 1=the most developed.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | ||
| Uganda | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Seychelles | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | |
| Madagascar | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | |
| Kenya | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| Rwanda | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
| Malawi | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 |
| Egypt | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 |
| Eswatini (Kingdom of) | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Ethiopia | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | |
| Zimbabwe | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 |
| Mauritius | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 |
| Burundi | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Sudan | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Djibouti | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | |
| Zambia | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Comoros | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
| Libya | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.71 |