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Human development index — Republic of the Congo

Human development index in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.649 index. Ranked 138 in the world out of 193. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.3%.

2023 0.649 index +0.78% vs 2022
World rank 138of 193
Period maximum 0.649 index2023
Period minimum 0.516 index1997

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Human development index — Republic of the Congo, 1990–20230.50.550.60.651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.573 index1991: 0.571 index1992: 0.572 index1993: 0.566 index1994: 0.561 index1995: 0.551 index1996: 0.55 index1997: 0.516 index1998: 0.542 index1999: 0.544 index2000: 0.545 index2001: 0.55 index2002: 0.552 index2003: 0.553 index2004: 0.557 index2005: 0.569 index2006: 0.582 index2007: 0.583 index2008: 0.591 index2009: 0.602 index2010: 0.609 index2011: 0.613 index2012: 0.624 index2013: 0.63 index2014: 0.639 index2015: 0.643 index2016: 0.64 index2017: 0.635 index2018: 0.64 index2019: 0.634 index2020: 0.643 index2021: 0.643 index2022: 0.644 index2023: 0.649 index
Change over the period: +0.076 (+13.26%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 0.649 index
World 0.756 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.547 index
Middle Africa computed 0.543 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.664 index
Human development index — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.649 +0.005 +0.78%
2022 0.644 +0.001 +0.16%
2021 0.643 +0 +0%
2020 0.643 +0.009 +1.42%
2019 0.634 −0.006 −0.94%
2018 0.64 +0.005 +0.79%
2017 0.635 −0.005 −0.78%
2016 0.64 −0.003 −0.47%
2015 0.643 +0.004 +0.63%
2014 0.639 +0.009 +1.43%
2013 0.63 +0.006 +0.96%
2012 0.624 +0.011 +1.79%
2011 0.613 +0.004 +0.66%
2010 0.609 +0.007 +1.16%
2009 0.602 +0.011 +1.86%
2008 0.591 +0.008 +1.37%
2007 0.583 +0.001 +0.17%
2006 0.582 +0.013 +2.28%
2005 0.569 +0.012 +2.15%
2004 0.557 +0.004 +0.72%
2003 0.553 +0.001 +0.18%
2002 0.552 +0.002 +0.36%
2001 0.55 +0.005 +0.92%
2000 0.545 +0.001 +0.18%
1999 0.544 +0.002 +0.37%
1998 0.542 +0.026 +5.04%
1997 0.516 −0.034 −6.18%
1996 0.55 −0.001 −0.18%
1995 0.551 −0.01 −1.78%
1994 0.561 −0.005 −0.88%
1993 0.566 −0.006 −1.05%
1992 0.572 +0.001 +0.18%
1991 0.571 −0.002 −0.35%
1990 0.573

About the indicator

The UNDP Human Development Index is the geometric mean of three components: life expectancy, years of schooling and national income per capita at PPP. The index was devised as an objection to the use of GDP alone as a measure of development, and its point is that the three components are multiplied rather than added: a failure on any one of them cannot be made up for by success on the other two. Values run from zero to one, and since 1990 the index has risen in almost every country in the world.

Important: The aggregate value for country groups is weighted by population, whereas UNDP computes group indexes from group components — the numbers may therefore differ slightly from the report.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.