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TABLE2HDI rank 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005160 Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.456161 Rwanda 0.337 0.385 0.403 0.340 0.330 0.418 0.452162 Angola .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.446163 Benin 0.312 0.344 0.367 0.374 0.403 0.424 0.437164 Malawi 0.330 0.355 0.370 0.388 0.444 0.431 0.437165 Zambia 0.470 0.478 0.489 0.477 0.439 0.420 0.434166 Côte d’Ivoire 0.419 0.448 0.453 0.450 0.436 0.432 0.432167 Burundi 0.290 0.318 0.352 0.366 0.347 0.368 0.413168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 0.414 0.423 0.430 0.423 0.391 0.375 0.411169 Ethiopia .. .. 0.311 0.332 0.347 0.379 0.406170 Chad 0.296 0.298 0.342 0.364 0.377 0.397 0.388171 Central African Republic 0.350 0.371 0.394 0.398 0.390 0.394 0.384172 Mozambique .. 0.304 0.291 0.317 0.335 0.375 0.384173 Mali 0.245 0.268 0.272 0.296 0.321 0.352 0.380174 Niger 0.246 0.264 0.261 0.279 0.296 0.321 0.374175 Guinea-Bissau 0.267 0.271 0.300 0.322 0.350 0.365 0.374176 Burkina Faso 0.257 0.280 0.305 0.321 0.337 0.353 0.370177 Sierra Leone .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.336NOTEThe human development index values in this tablewere calculated using a consistent methodologyand data series. They are not strictly comparablewith those in earlier Human Development Reports.For detailed discussion, see Readers guide andnotes on tables.SOURCESColumns 1–6: calculated on the basis of data on lifeexpectancy from UN 2007e; data on adult literacyrates from UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2003 and2007a; data on combined gross enrolment ratios fromUNESCO Institute for Statistics 1999 and 2007c anddata on GDP per capita (2005 PPP US$) from WorldBank 2007b.Column 7: column 1 of indicator table 1.Human development indicatorsHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008 237