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Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Human Development Index

Afghanistan
0.496
in 2023
Eritrea
0.503
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
181st
Eritrea rank
178th

Human Development Index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.503 against 0.496 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Eritrea ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 181st and Eritrea ranks 178th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.