While Africa has many natural resources and cultural and ecological diversity, most of the continent remains underdeveloped. In fact, no other continent is on the list of least developed countries other than Africa. Despite unstable economic conditions caused by civil unrest, corruption, tribal wars and extreme poverty, a number of African countries are challenging any possibility of significant economic improvements. Check out this list of the most developed countries in Africa according to the Human Development Index.
The Human Development Index is a measure used to measure the key dimensions that make up a quality human life. These are the level of knowledge, a long and healthy lifestyle and a decent standard of living. When these factors are combined, they give a rough idea of the impact of savings on the quality of life. Although it is generally said that Africa is developing, it is important to stress that there are no African countries with very high human development, according to the HDI report published in 2018. The table below presents a ranking of the most developed countries in Africa.
| Rank Africa | Country | Human Development Index | Population 2019 |
| 1 | Seychelles | 0.797 | 97,739 |
| 2 | Mauritius | 0.79 | 1,269,668 |
| 3 | Algeria | 0.754 | 43,053,054 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0.735 | 11,694,719 |
| 5 | Botswana | 0.717 | 2,303,697 |
| 6 | Libya | 0.706 | 6,777,452 |
| 7 | Gabon | 0.702 | 2,172,579 |
| 8 | South Africa | 0.699 | 58,558,270 |
| 9 | Egypt | 0.696 | 100,388,073 |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.667 | 36,471,769 |
| 11 | Capo verde | 0.654 | 550,483 |
| 12 | Namibia | 0.647 | 2,494,530 |
| 13 | Congo | 0.606 | 5,380,508 |
| 14 | Ghana | 0.592 | 30,417,856 |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.591 | 1,355,986 |
| 16 | Kenya | 0.59 | 52,573,973 |
| 17 | Sao Tome And Principe | 0.589 | 215,056 |
| 18 | Eswatini | 0.588 | 1,093,238 |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.588 | 17,861,030 |
| 20 | Angola | 0.581 | 31,825,295 |
| 21 | Cameroon | 0.556 | 25,876,380 |
| 22 | Tanzania | 0.538 | 55,890,747 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 0.535 | 14,645,468 |
| 24 | Nigeria | 0.532 | 200,963,599 |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0.524 | 12,626,950 |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0.520 | 2,125,268 |
| 27 | Mauritania | 0.52 | 4,525,696 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 0.519 | 26,969,307 |
| 29 | Uganda | 0.516 | 44,269,594 |
| 30 | Benin | 0.515 | 11,801,151 |
| 31 | Senegal | 0.505 | 16,296,364 |
| 32 | Togo | 0.503 | 8,082,366 |
| 33 | Comoros | 0.503 | 850,886 |
| 34 | Sudan | 0.502 | 42,813,238 |
| 35 | Cote d’Ivoire | 0.492 | 25,823,071 |
| 36 | Malawi | 0.477 | 18,628,747 |
| 37 | Djibouti | 0.476 | 973,560 |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 0.463 | 112,078,730 |
| 39 | Gambia | 0.46 | 2,347,706 |
| 40 | Guinea | 0.459 | 12,771,246 |
| 41 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.457 | 86,790,567 |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.455 | 1,604,528 |
| 43 | Eritrea | 0.44 | 3,497,117 |
| 44 | Mozambique | 0.437 | 30,366,036 |
| 45 | Liberia | 0.435 | 4,937,374 |
| 46 | Mali | 0.427 | 19,658,031 |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 0.423 | 20,321,378 |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 0.419 | 7,813,215 |
| 49 | Burundi | 0.417 | 11,530,580 |
| 50 | Chad | 0.404 | 15,946,876 |
| 51 | South Sudan | 0.388 | 11,062,113 |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 0.367 | 4,745,185 |
| 53 | Niger | 0.354 | 23,310,715 |
| 54 | Somalia | — | 15,442,905 |
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