Development Ledger · Middle East & North Africa
Egypt
HDI rank 100 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 5
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.754
+0.182 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.582
22.8% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
71.6 yrs
Expected schooling 13.1 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$16,218
Mean schooling 10.1 yrs
HDI over Time
Egypt against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.794
Education0.701
Income0.769
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.49. A child born today will be 49% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Egypt against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.