Egypt Rankings is the first research initiative to collect and disseminate Egypt rankings across the various global indicators. This is a quick review for Egypt in the latest Human Development Report, in accordance with the 25th anniversary of Human Development Reports, and to be updated once the 2015 report get published. Stay Tuned!!
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BASIC REQUIREMENTS
EFFICIENCY ENHANCERS
Launched in 1990, The Human Development Index (HDI) was created as a summary
measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long
and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI
is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions .
Introduction:
Average
Average
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Overall
Ranking
Evolution
Note: 2012 Rankings are revised as per the latest methodology updates.
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-human-development-index-
trends-1980-2013
108 out of 187 countries
110 out of 187 countries
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31 34
40 44 46
55 56
63 65 69
77
90 93
110
118
129
154
161 166
173
187
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Norway
Israel
Qatar
KSA
UAE
Bahrain
Kuwait
Libya
Oman
Mauritius
Lebanon
Turkey
Jordan
Tunisia
Algeria
Egypt
SouthAfrica
Morocco
Yemen
Mauritania
Sudan
Ethiopia
Niger
* Rankings on Reversed Scale: higher columns reflect better ranks
Top Global Performer
Top African Performer
Top Regional Performer
Selected Comparisons of 2013 HDI rankings (out of 187 countries)
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-human-
development-index-trends-1980-2013
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47
67
87
107
127
147
167
187
Life expectancy at birth
Mean years of schooling
Expected years of schooling
Gross national income (GNI)
per capita
Egypt 2013 Rankings versus HDI Components
(out of 187 countries)
Best Performance Worst Performance
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-
human-development-index-trends-1980-2013
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Selected Comparisons on HDI Components
(Global rankings out of 187 countries)
Index of: Egypt Global Best Performer
Middle East and North Africa Region
Best Performer (Rank) Worst Performer (Rank)
Overall HDI 110 Norway Israel (19) Sudan (166)
Life expectancy at birth 107 Japan Israel (11) Mauritania (155)
Mean years of schooling 128 Germany Israel (5) Yemen (179)
Expected years of schooling 92 Australia Libya (23) Sudan (183)
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita 94 Qatar Qatar (1) Mauritania (147)
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-human-development-index-trends-1980-2013