In 2022, Egypt scored **** in the Human Development Index (HDI), which indicated a high level of development. The country experienced a slight drop in the HDI score since 2019, which was ****. However, an overall improvement was recorded from 2000 onwards. At that year, Egypt's score was ****, meaning that the country had a medium human development. The categorization changed from medium to high in 2015.

Compared to other African countries, Seychelles scored the highest in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022. The country also ranked 67th globally, as one of the countries with a very high human development. This was followed by Mauritius, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, with scores ranging from 0.80 to 0.73 points. On the other hand, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Somalia were among the countries in the region with the lowest index scores, indicating a low level of human development.