What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?

0.0109, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)

Madagascar

0.2219

in 2020

Sierra Leone

0.2328

in 2020

Madagascar rank

126th

Sierra Leone rank

124th

Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time

Madagascar
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2328 against 0.2219 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0109.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 124th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0108	0.0108	0	Madagascar
1880s	0.012	0.0137	0.0017	Sierra Leone
1890s	0.0122	0.0164	0.0042	Sierra Leone
1900s	0.024	0.0191	0.0049	Madagascar
1910s	0.0268	0.0192	0.0076	Madagascar
1920s	0.0322	0.02	0.0122	Madagascar
1930s	0.037	0.0209	0.0161	Madagascar
1950s	0.0546	0.0342	0.0203	Madagascar
1960s	0.0755	0.0556	0.0199	Madagascar
1970s	0.0846	0.0574	0.0272	Madagascar
1980s	0.0939	0.0797	0.0142	Madagascar
1990s	0.1491	0.0809	0.0681	Madagascar
2000s	0.1933	0.136	0.0573	Madagascar
2010s	0.194	0.1841	0.0099	Madagascar
2020s	0.2219	0.2328	0.0109	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Madagascar or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.2328 against 0.2219 in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 0.0109, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?: Madagascar ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 124th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, and civil and political freedom. This indicator excludes the income-based wellbeing component.