Most Developed Countries In Africa 2024

Most Developed countries in Africa: there are about 54 Countries in Africa. Most of the countries are largely described as underdeveloped. In this article, we share with you the most developed countries in Africa based on human development.

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Most Developed Countries In Africa

Despite the progress that Africa has been making in terms of life expectancy and economy, many countries still face issues such as poverty, inequality, and conflict.

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Seychelles is Africa’s most developed country with an HDI of .797, just short of the “very high human development” threshold. Seychelles is ranked 62 in HDI rankings and has a life expectancy of 73.7 years.

The country’s economic growth is mainly driven by tourism, and the GDP has increased nearly sevenfold since 1976.

Algeria has an HGI score of .754 and is the third most developed country in Africa. Algeria currently has the highest life expectancy of all African countries of 76.3 years.

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	Country	Human Development Index	Population 2020
	Seychelles	0.797	98,347
	Mauritius	0.79	1,271,768
	Algeria	0.754	43,851,044
	Tunisia	0.735	11,818,619
	Botswana	0.717	2,351,627
	Libya	0.706	6,871,292
	Gabon	0.702	2,225,734
	South Africa	0.699	59,308,690
	Egypt	0.696	102,334,404
	Morocco	0.667	36,910,560
	Namibia	0.647	2,540,905
	Ghana	0.592	31,072,940
	Equatorial Guinea	0.591	1,402,985
	Kenya	0.59	53,771,296
	Sao Tome And Principe	0.589	219,159
	Zambia	0.588	18,383,955
	Angola	0.581	32,866,272
	Cameroon	0.556	26,545,863
	Zimbabwe	0.535	14,862,924
	Nigeria	0.532	206,139,589
	Rwanda	0.524	12,952,218
	Mauritania	0.52	4,649,658
	Lesotho	0.52	2,142,249
	Madagascar	0.519	27,691,018
	Uganda	0.516	45,741,007
	Benin	0.515	12,123,200
	Senegal	0.505	16,743,927
	Togo	0.503	8,278,724
	Comoros	0.503	869,601
	Sudan	0.502	43,849,260
	Malawi	0.477	19,129,952
	Djibouti	0.476	988,000
	Ethiopia	0.463	114,963,588
	Gambia	0.46	2,416,668
	Guinea	0.459	13,132,795
	Eritrea	0.44	3,546,421
	Mozambique	0.437	31,255,435
	Liberia	0.435	5,057,681
	Mali	0.427	20,250,833
	Burkina Faso	0.423	20,903,273
	Sierra Leone	0.419	7,976,983
	Burundi	0.417	11,890,784
	Chad	0.404	16,425,864
	South Sudan	0.388	11,193,725
	Central African Republic	0.367	4,829,767
	Niger	0.354	24,206,644

Source : WorldPopulationreview