Mozambique has seen a marked improvement in the three basic dimensions of human development, namely health, education and the economy, although it is still in the bottom ten of the ranking.
According to the Human Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on a global scale, the country scored 0.461 points, placing it in 183rd position out of 191 countries and territories, just ahead of Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Yemen, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.
“Between 1990 and 2022, Mozambique’s HDI value rose from 0.239 to 0.461, a variation of 92.9 per cent. During this period, life expectancy at birth grew by 15.2 years and per capita income increased by 174.8 per cent,” he said.
Commenting on the results, the UNDP’s resident representative, Edo Stork, quoted by the Agência de Informação de Moçambique (AIM), explained that the country has seen excellent performance, emphasising that the last three decades have seen a higher growth rate.
“In terms of gender and human development, the country appears in position 118 out of 166 countries considered in the indicator, a factor that demonstrates the priority that has been given to gender equality issues,” he concluded.
