Statizoid

Eritrea vs Sudan: Human Development Index

Eritrea
0.503
in 2023
Sudan
0.511
in 2023
Eritrea rank
178th
Sudan rank
176th

Human Development Index over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
00.20.40.6200520142023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.511 against 0.503 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Eritrea ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 176th of 192 countries.

Individual pages

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.