Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Gambia
Gambia: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.524 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Gambia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.524 for human development index vs. mean male height in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in Gambia peaked at 0.524 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.331, in 1990.
That places Gambia 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.331 | — |
| 1991 | 0.339 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.347 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.355 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.362 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.37 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.377 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.381 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.389 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.396 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.403 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.41 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.415 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.422 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.432 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.436 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.441 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.447 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.455 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.459 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.463 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.469 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.474 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.477 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.482 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.487 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.493 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.508 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.512 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.513 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.519 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.524 | +1.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.524 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.524 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3647 | 0.331 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.432 | 0.403 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4816 | 0.463 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.517 | 0.512 | 0.524 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in Gambia?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in Gambia was 0.524 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.524 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.331 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.