Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.582 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 0.582. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.582 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.504, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 95th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.504 | — |
| 2011 | 0.509 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.525 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.533 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.54 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.536 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.542 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.548 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.558 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.566 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.567 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.569 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.579 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.582 | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.582 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.438, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.582 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.582, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5361 | 0.504 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5742 | 0.567 | 0.582 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 0.582 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.582 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.504 in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 95th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.