Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.582 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality-adjusted human development index in Egypt is 0.582, measured in 2023. 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 in Egypt peaked at 0.582 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.504, in 2010.
That places Egypt 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5361 | 0.504 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5742 | 0.567 | 0.582 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Egypt?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index 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 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.582 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.504 in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index 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. 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.