Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Senegal
Senegal: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.34 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Senegal, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.34 for inequality-adjusted human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index in Senegal peaked at 0.34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.294, in 2010.
Senegal ranks 146th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.294 | — |
| 2011 | 0.304 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.308 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.313 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.315 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.322 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.324 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.33 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.332 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.333 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.337 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.34 | +0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.438, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.36, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3145 | 0.294 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3355 | 0.332 | 0.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0.35 compare
- 144 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.341 compare
- 144 Djibouti 0.341 compare
- 147 Haiti 0.337 compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.331 compare
- 149 Gambia 0.329 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 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 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Senegal?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index in Senegal was 0.34 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.294 in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.