Why does Angola rank lowest in the Human Development Index?

While Angola is actually not the lowest in the Human Development Index, ranking 149th out of 188th with a score of 0.532, that value still categorizes Angola as a low HDI country. read more

To understand why Angola ranks so low, we should first look to the metrics of the HDI and apply them to the current situation in Angola. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators. read more

Low IQ (93%) : countries with low tend to be poor on development index, except for resource rich states of Africa, the one without resources at all will always be dyeing en mass on famine and other preventable diseases. read more

Angola : 11 records since 2000 , the average of these recordings : 0.48 The highest data : 2014 is the highest year for the indicator : HDI - Human Development Index. The result is: 0.53 . The lowest data : 2000 is the lowest year for the indicator : HDI - Human Development Index. The result is: 0.37 . read more