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)

19902000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Seychelles0.760.730.770.770.760.780.780.800.790.790.800.810.80
Mauritius0.620.680.720.760.760.770.780.790.790.790.800.810.810.79
South Africa0.640.630.620.680.670.680.690.690.720.700.710.730.740.72
Botswana0.590.580.600.650.680.690.700.710.690.720.730.720.700.70
Namibia0.600.550.550.580.600.610.620.630.630.640.640.640.640.63
इस्वातिनी0.550.470.460.500.520.540.550.570.580.590.600.610.620.62
Angola0.380.460.520.530.540.560.570.590.580.580.600.600.59
Comoros0.460.490.520.530.540.540.540.560.550.550.560.580.59
Zambia0.420.420.470.530.530.550.560.560.560.570.580.570.570.57
Zimbabwe0.480.430.410.480.500.530.540.550.540.560.560.600.560.55
United Republic of Tanzania0.370.400.440.490.490.500.500.500.510.520.520.540.530.54
Lesotho0.480.460.440.470.470.480.490.500.510.510.520.520.530.53
Malawi0.300.380.370.460.440.450.460.470.500.470.470.510.510.51
Madagascar0.440.490.490.510.510.520.520.500.520.530.510.500.49
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.380.380.380.420.440.440.450.460.460.470.480.480.480.48
Mozambique0.240.300.360.410.400.400.420.430.450.440.450.450.470.47