Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Guinea
Guinea: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.5 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in Guinea peaked at 0.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.282, in 1990.
That places Guinea 179th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3131 | 0.282 | 0.351 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3949 | 0.359 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4596 | 0.43 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.494 | 0.488 | 0.5 | 4 |
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More gender data for Guinea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 216,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 222,856 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 212,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 219,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in Guinea?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in Guinea was 0.5 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.282 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- Guinea ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.