Table A1: Selected indicators of progress in other IPoA priority areas, 2011-2020 

Country

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Agriculture, food security and rural development

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (% of total population)

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

32.2

31.9

31.5

31.5

31.9

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

52.7

52.7

52.7

54.3

56.0

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.9

40.9

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.7

 

Malawi

 

 

 

 

81.9

81.9

81.8

81.8

81.8

 

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71.1

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

 

 

78.4

79.2

79.9

80.6

83.9

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

55.0

55.0

55.0

56.4

 

Uganda

 

 

 

 

58.0

60.7

63.4

66.3

69.2

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.3

23.3

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

48.8

49.4

50.1

50.8

51.4

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

 

 

 

 

58.7

58.7

59.2

55.3

57.2

 

Developing country avg. (excl. LDCs)

 

 

 

 

50.2

46.1

50.9

53.6

31.8

 

Human and social development

Human Capital Indexa

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.48

0.46

 

0.46

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.40

0.40

 

0.42

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.48

0.47

 

0.49

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.37

0.40

 

0.40

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.41

0.41

 

0.41

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.36

0.36

 

0.36

Rwanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.37

0.38

 

0.38

Sierra Leone

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.35

0.35

 

0.36

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.44

0.43

 

0.42

Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.40

0.39

 

0.39

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.55

0.44

 

0.45

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.38

0.38

 

0.38

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.47

0.44

 

0.45

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.40

0.39

 

0.40

CW LDC avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.42

0.41

 

0.41

Non-CW LDC avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.39

0.39

 

0.39

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.55

0.55

 

0.55

Human Development Indexb

Bangladesh

0.535

0.549

0.559

0.567

0.572

0.572

0.588

0.599

0.609

0.614

The Gambia

0.434

0.437

0.435

0.441

0.448

0.449

0.454

0.456

0.459

0.466

Kiribati

0.585

0.589

0.587

0.596

0.605

0.613

0.619

0.622

0.623

0.623

Lesotho

0.455

0.461

0.47

0.48

0.486

0.493

0.499

0.507

0.514

0.518

Malawi

0.426

0.437

0.447

0.452

0.463

0.472

0.475

0.478

0.482

0.485

Mozambique

0.389

0.396

0.391

0.398

0.412

0.42

0.428

0.435

0.442

0.446

Rwanda

0.472

0.488

0.496

0.504

0.506

0.513

0.515

0.525

0.529

0.536

Sierra Leone

0.386

0.391

0.398

0.413

0.426

0.43

0.422

0.423

0.435

0.438

Solomon Islands

0.506

0.524

0.532

0.546

0.55

0.551

0.555

0.553

0.555

0.557

Tanzania

0.584

0.585

0.585

0.584

0.588

0.589

0.592

0.592

0.595

0.597

Tuvalu

0.478

0.489

0.494

0.497

0.503

0.509

0.515

0.52

0.522

0.528

Uganda

0.479

0.487

0.492

0.501

0.503

0.509

0.519

0.518

0.522

0.528

Vanuatu

0.521

0.531

0.541

0.552

0.559

0.565

0.57

0.58

0.589

0.591

Zambia

0.481

0.490

0.494

0.502

0.509

0.514

0.519

0.524

0.529

0.533

CW LDC avg.

0.457

0.463

0.472

0.477

0.482

0.488

0.491

0.494

0.497

0.499

Non-CW LDC avg.

0.691

0.695

0.701

0.706

0.711

0.715

0.719

0.722

0.724

0.726

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

0.535

0.549

0.559

0.567

0.572

0.572

0.588

0.599

0.609

0.614

Government expenditure on education as % of GDPc

Bangladesh

2.1

2.2

2.0

 

 

1.5

 

 

1.3

 

The Gambia

2.5

2.6

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

 

2.4

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.0

7.0

 

 

Malawi

4.2

 

5.4

4.8

5.6

4.7

4.0

4.7

 

 

Mozambique

 

5.7

6.1

 

 

5.9

5.5

5.5

 

 

Rwanda

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

 

 

Sierra Leone

2.7

2.9

2.4

2.7

 

3.1

4.6

7.0

7.7

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

4.4

3.7

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

2.3

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.1

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

4.9

5.4

 

4.5

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

4.6

3.7

3.7

4.6

 

 

CW LDC avg.

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.4

4.0

3.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

3.9

4.0

4.1

1.9

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.5

 

Mean years of schoolingd

Bangladesh

4.8

5.3

5.7

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.8

5.9

6.1

6.1

The Gambia

2.7

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

Kiribati

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

Lesotho

5.9

5.6

5.8

5.9

6

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

Malawi

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.6

Mozambique

3.1

3.2

2.5

2.7

2.8

3

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

Rwanda

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

4

4

4.1

4.3

4.4

Sierra Leone

3

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

Solomon Islands

5

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

Tanzania

5

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.9

6

6

6

Uganda

5.2

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.8

6.1

Vanuatu

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.8

Zambia

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

7

7.1

7.1

CW LDC avg.

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.5

Non-CW LDC avg.

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.1

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

8.0

8.1

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

Net primary education enrolment rate (%)e

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gambia

65.4

67.6

65.8

68.7

71.9

73.6

76.1

76.8

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

97.4

95.8

97.5

94.7

 

 

 

Lesotho

88.9

89.2

86.4

87.4

88.6

90.6

93.3

 

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mozambique

87.5

87.7

88.9

89.9

91.5

90.8

89.9

93.9

 

 

Rwanda

 

 

 

 

 

98.8

96.9

94.8

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

94.6

96.4

 

95.1

98.1

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

70.6

70.2

70.6

72.4

69.5

67.5

 

 

Tanzania

 

87.5

84.0

83.3

 

83.5

83.6

81.3

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

80.2

81.3

76.2

 

 

 

 

Uganda

94.7

 

95.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

79.8

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

87.9

89.2

86.6

 

 

 

83.2

 

 

 

CW LDC avg.

84.9

86.0

84.3

82.5

84.3

86.8

85.9

82.9

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

72.3

78.1

75.0

77.6

75.6

77.9

79.3

83.2

81.4

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

92.1

91.5

91.4

91.6

90.9

92.0

92.3

91.5

86.5

 

Net secondary education enrolment rate (%)f

Bangladesh

47.3

49.7

54.3

 

59.1

65.2

63.7

66.5

 

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

39.0

40.2

40.6

40.6

41.9

41.4

 

 

 

 

Malawi

30.1

30.5

32.7

33.5

34.2

33.0

 

34.2

 

 

Mozambique

17.1

17.5

19.9

20.2

19.3

 

 

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

 

 

 

28.1

28.1

 

35.9

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

33.4

 

32.5

 

38.3

41.8

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

23.9

24.6

26.5

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

68.0

69.7

58.5

 

66.7

 

 

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

48.9

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CW LDC avg.

33.3

34.4

36.2

40.6

41.7

41.7

42.2

45.3

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

30.0

34.3

40.7

39.0

35.5

42.7

40.7

45.7

61.9

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

75.7

73.6

73.4

75.5

76.7

77.0

78.4

77.5

78.5

 

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary schoolg

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.1

30.1

 

 

The Gambia

37.6

33.9

36.1

44.7

37.1

 

38.7

36.1

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

26.4

 

25.7

25.5

 

 

 

Lesotho

33.9

34.1

32.6

32.8

33.1

33.8

32.9

 

 

 

Malawi

76.1

74.1

69.1

72.7

69.5

 

 

58.7

 

 

Mozambique

55.4

54.8

54.9

54.8

54.7

53.6

52.4

55.3

 

 

Rwanda

58.1

59.3

59.8

58.2

58.3

58.5

57.9

59.5

 

 

Sierra Leone

31.3

33.0

34.8

 

33.8

37.3

39.4

27.5

 

 

Solomon Islands

19.5

19.1

20.6

20.3

25.7

25.2

25.8

25.4

 

 

Tanzania

 

45.8

43.4

43.1

 

41.8

47.2

50.6

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

12.7

17.2

 

15.6

 

 

Uganda

47.8

48.8

45.6

 

42.9

42.7

42.7

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

22.8

 

26.6

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

55.9

49.2

 

41.0

42.7

43.3

42.1

 

 

 

CW LDC avg.

46.2

45.2

42.0

43.8

39.7

37.9

39.5

39.9

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

41.3

40.9

38.9

37.8

39.6

38.6

33.9

35.6

19.7

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

21.9

22.0

19.8

20.2

20.5

20.5

19.8

19.6

22.1

 

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary schoolh

Bangladesh

30.6

32.2

35.2

 

 

36.2

34.0

35.1

 

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

24.8

24.7

24.1

23.5

24.0

23.2

25.3

 

 

 

Malawi

42.1

41.5

41.7

39.2

37.9

 

 

72.3

 

 

Mozambique

33.2

33.1

41.5

40.0

39.7

 

36.5

 

 

 

Rwanda

23.7

22.9

22.8

21.7

19.2

18.6

20.1

28.2

 

 

Sierra Leone

20.5

21.7

20.7

 

20.5

22.0

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

23.9

25.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

23.5

 

15.9

17.1

20.9

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

6.2

8.4

 

8.6

 

 

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CW LDC avg.

28.4

28.9

31.0

29.6

24.0

20.7

26.6

33.0

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

29.7

30.4

23.1

24.1

24.1

24.2

23.7

23.3

27.5

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

16.2

16.6

15.8

15.8

15.8

16.1

15.6

14.7

11.4

 

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 years and above)i

Bangladesh

58.8

57.9

61.0

61.1

65.1

72.8

72.9

73.9

74.7

 

The Gambia

 

 

42.0

 

50.8

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

76.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

65.1

62.1

 

 

 

 

 

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

56.0

 

60.7

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

68.3

 

70.8

 

 

 

73.2

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

32.4

 

 

 

 

43.2

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

78.1

 

 

77.9

 

 

 

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

 

70.2

 

 

 

 

 

76.5

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

84.7

 

 

 

87.5

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86.7

 

 

CW LDC avg.

58.8

68.6

45.1

71.7

62.4

72.8

66.8

73.5

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

48.7

57.8

43.5

53.0

57.6

59.1

56.7

54.9

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

90.4

87.1

90.1

90.3

94.3

94.3

92.4

90.7

 

 

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)j

Bangladesh

78.0

77.8

85.5

85.6

87.9

92.2

93.0

93.3

94.9

 

The Gambia

 

 

60.8

 

67.2

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

86.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

76.1

72.9

 

 

 

 

 

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

70.5

 

70.9

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

82.3

 

85.1

 

 

 

86.5

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

57.0

 

 

 

 

66.6

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

85.9

 

 

85.8

 

 

 

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

 

83.7

 

 

 

 

 

89.4

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

95.3

 

 

 

96.3

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92.1

 

 

CW LDC avg.

78.0

82.4

67.8

85.7

76.9

92.2

81.9

87.4

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

65.3

72.4

56.9

67.3

71.4

70.9

73.8

68.8

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

95.9

94.1

96.1

95.5

98.7

98.4

97.1

95.9

 

 

Percentage of population living under the poverty line (US$1.90 a day)k

Bangladesh

 

19.4

 

 

 

 

 

14.5

 

 

The Gambia

 

25.4

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.8

 

Malawi

 

72.3

 

 

 

 

 

70.8

 

 

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

 

63.7

 

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

63.2

 

 

57.9

 

 

56.5

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

54.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

25.1

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

49.6

 

 

 

 

 

49.4

 

Tuvalu

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

44.5

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

41.5

 

 

Vanuatu

 

13.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

65.8

 

 

 

 

58.7

 

 

 

Population in multidimensional poverty, headcount (%)l

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.6

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.6

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.8

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.6

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

52.6

 

 

 

 

Mozambique

72.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

 

 

 

54.4

 

 

 

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

 

 

 

 

57.9

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

55.4

 

 

 

 

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

55.1

 

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.9

 

 

CW LDC avg.

72.5

 

 

 

54.4

54.4

57.9

36.4

22.2

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

 

63.9

55.3

44.7

68.2

51.4

45.9

67.0

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

9.6

11.0

20.1

13.4

14.4

10.2

3.6

15.4

13.4

 

Access to basic drinking water (% of population)m

Bangladesh

96.4

96.5

96.5

96.6

96.7

96.8

96.8

96.9

97.0

 

The Gambia

76.4

76.6

76.8

77.0

77.2

77.4

77.7

77.8

78.0

 

Kiribati

61.5

62.7

64.0

65.3

66.5

67.8

69.1

70.3

71.6

 

Lesotho

67.9

68.0

68.1

68.2

68.3

68.4

68.5

68.6

68.6

 

Malawi

61.4

62.3

63.3

64.2

65.1

66.1

67.0

67.9

68.8

 

Mozambique

37.9

40.1

42.3

44.5

46.7

49.0

51.2

53.4

55.7

 

Rwanda

52.1

52.8

53.4

54.1

54.8

55.5

56.3

57.0

57.7

 

Sierra Leone

50.6

51.9

53.2

54.5

55.8

57.1

58.3

59.6

60.8

 

Solomon Islands

74.4

73.5

72.6

71.8

70.9

70.1

69.3

68.5

67.8

 

Tanzania

42.0

43.8

45.6

47.4

49.3

51.1

53.0

54.8

56.7

 

Tuvalu

98.5

98.7

98.8

99.0

99.1

99.3

99.3

99.3

99.3

 

Uganda

38.0

39.3

40.7

42.0

43.4

44.8

46.2

47.7

49.1

 

Vanuatu

85.8

86.5

87.2

87.9

88.6

89.3

90.0

90.7

91.3

 

Zambia

55.2

55.8

56.4

57.0

57.6

58.1

58.7

59.2

60.0

 

CW LDC avg.

64.1

64.9

65.6

66.4

67.1

67.9

68.7

69.4

70.2

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

58.7

59.7

60.0

60.9

61.8

62.7

63.6

64.5

66.2

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

89.0

89.4

89.8

90.3

90.7

91.0

91.4

91.7

91.9

 

Share of the population with basic sanitation services (%)n

Bangladesh

37.9

39.2

40.5

41.9

43.2

44.5

45.7

47.0

48.2

 

The Gambia

45.3

44.1

43.0

41.9

40.9

39.9

39.0

39.1

39.2

 

Kiribati

37.6

38.9

40.2

41.6

42.8

44.1

45.4

46.6

47.8

 

Lesotho

28.1

30.0

31.9

33.7

35.5

37.3

39.1

40.8

42.8

 

Malawi

23.7

24.0

24.3

24.6

24.9

25.3

25.6

25.9

26.2

 

Mozambique

19.7

20.9

22.0

23.2

24.4

25.6

26.9

28.1

29.4

 

Rwanda

57.0

58.3

59.5

60.7

61.9

63.1

64.2

65.4

66.6

 

Sierra Leone

12.9

13.2

13.5

13.9

14.2

14.6

14.9

15.3

15.7

 

Solomon Islands

25.9

26.9

27.8

28.8

29.8

30.8

31.8

32.8

33.5

 

Tanzania

17.8

19.3

20.8

22.3

23.8

25.4

26.9

28.4

29.9

 

Tuvalu

82.5

83.0

83.5

84.0

84.4

84.2

84.1

84.1

84.1

 

Uganda

18.2

18.2

18.3

18.3

18.4

18.4

18.4

18.5

18.5

 

Vanuatu

50.8

48.7

46.5

44.4

42.3

40.2

38.1

36.1

34.1

 

Zambia

25.2

25.3

25.5

25.6

25.7

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.4

 

CW LDC avg.

34.5

35.0

35.5

36.1

36.6

37.1

37.6

38.1

38.7

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

29.8

30.7

30.9

31.8

32.7

33.6

34.5

35.4

37.3

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

78.2

78.9

79.5

80.1

80.7

81.2

81.7

82.0

82.3

 

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)o

Bangladesh

22.8

23.5

26.7

29.7

32.8

34.6

37.4

41.9

 

 

The Gambia

33.1

31.4

27.4

22.5

21.0

21.8

22.7

22.2

 

 

Kiribati

148.8

154.0

162.5

163.0

123.3

147.8

175.1

196.8

 

 

Lesotho

125.0

117.1

116.8

113.7

103.6

89.4

111.6

124.8

 

 

Malawi

40.1

33.2

40.3

36.1

35.7

30.9

34.0

35.5

 

 

Mozambique

29.3

34.5

40.7

42.5

39.6

30.7

35.9

40.3

 

 

Rwanda

53.1

58.9

49.1

51.9

50.0

51.9

52.9

58.3

 

 

Sierra Leone

59.5

60.0

82.9

141.0

120.9

87.1

82.5

85.8

 

 

Solomon Islands

115.5

106.2

106.4

114.4

99.4

99.3

97.4

95.0

 

 

Tanzania

38.0

42.3

43.8

40.2

33.6

37.2

35.5

36.8

 

 

Tuvalu

567.5

532.0

628.6

568.0

531.3

547.9

633.4

692.5

 

 

Uganda

56.3

56.0

52.2

52.9

43.7

42.2

42.0

43.1

 

 

Vanuatu

114.2

118.0

129.8

106.7

116.5

82.2

85.1

105.4

 

 

Zambia

57.9

69.3

88.1

67.5

59.3

57.4

67.5

76.0

 

 

CW LDC avg.

104.4

102.6

114.0

110.7

100.8

97.2

108.1

118.2

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

49.7

49.1

54.5

56.6

55.9

55.1

56.6

52.8

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

454.5

484.7

511.6

532.4

522.7

525.5

559.6

568.5

 

 

Number of nurses and midwives per 1,000 peoplep

Bangladesh

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

 

 

The Gambia

 

1.3

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

3.9

 

4.6

 

 

4.8

 

3.8

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

0.4

 

 

Mozambique

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

 

 

Rwanda

0.7

 

 

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.2

 

 

Sierra Leone

0.3

 

 

1.0

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

1.8

1.7

2.0

 

 

2.1

 

2.2

 

 

Tanzania

 

0.4

 

0.4

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

Uganda

 

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

 

 

Vanuatu

 

1.8

 

 

 

1.4

 

1.4

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

1.3

1.3

 

 

CW LDC avg.

1.2

1.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.4

0.9

1.8

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

1.0

1.0

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

3.2

3.5

5.7

5.9

5.8

6.0

5.8

3.5

 

 

Number of physicians per 1,000 peopleq

Bangladesh

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

 

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

0.1

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

Mozambique

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

 

 

Rwanda

0.0

 

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

 

Sierra Leone

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

 

 

Vanuatu

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

Zambia

0.2

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

1.2

 

 

CW LDC avg.

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

 

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.3

 

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

 

 

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)r

Bangladesh

70.3

70.6

70.9

71.2

71.5

71.8

72.1

72.3

72.6

 

The Gambia

59.9

60.2

60.4

60.7

60.9

61.2

61.4

61.7

62.1

 

Kiribati

66.1

66.4

66.7

67.0

67.3

67.6

67.9

68.1

68.4

 

Lesotho

46.2

47.4

48.7

49.9

51.0

52.1

52.9

53.7

54.3

 

Malawi

57.2

58.6

59.9

61.0

62.0

62.7

63.3

63.8

64.3

 

Mozambique

53.0

53.9

54.9

56.1

57.2

58.3

59.3

60.2

60.9

 

Rwanda

64.5

65.4

66.2

66.9

67.5

67.9

68.3

68.7

69.0

 

Sierra Leone

50.2

51.0

51.7

52.4

52.9

53.4

53.9

54.3

54.7

 

Solomon Islands

71.0

71.3

71.6

71.9

72.2

72.4

72.6

72.8

73.0

 

Tanzania

59.5

60.5

61.4

62.3

63.1

63.8

64.5

65.0

65.5

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda

58.1

59.0

59.9

60.7

61.4

62.0

62.5

63.0

63.4

 

Vanuatu

69.3

69.4

69.6

69.7

69.9

70.0

70.2

70.3

70.5

 

Zambia

57.1

58.5

59.7

60.8

61.7

62.5

63.0

63.5

63.9

 

CW LDC avg.

60.2

60.9

61.7

62.3

63.0

63.5

64.0

64.4

64.8

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

60.7

61.1

61.6

62.1

62.5

62.9

63.2

63.6

63.9

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

70.8

71.1

71.4

71.7

72.0

72.2

72.5

72.6

72.9

 

Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)s

Bangladesh

36.8

35.1

33.5

32.1

30.6

29.3

28.0

26.7

25.6

 

The Gambia

44.2

43.1

41.9

40.8

39.8

38.8

37.8

36.8

35.9

 

Kiribati

48.5

47.6

46.7

45.6

44.6

43.5

42.3

41.3

40.1

 

Lesotho

71.7

72.2

72.1

71.6

71.9

72.3

71.7

69.1

68.1

 

Malawi

49.5

45.9

42.7

39.7

37.3

35.3

33.5

32.1

30.9

 

Mozambique

68.8

66.4

64.7

63.2

61.5

59.8

57.9

56.4

54.8

 

Rwanda

39.8

37.0

34.5

32.5

30.9

29.6

28.4

27.3

26.3

 

Sierra Leone

103.5

100.2

97.0

94.9

94.2

88.6

85.9

83.4

80.9

 

Solomon Islands

21.3

20.7

20.1

19.6

19.0

18.4

17.9

17.3

16.8

 

Tanzania

45.7

44.3

43.1

42.0

41.0

39.8

38.3

37.0

36.0

 

Tuvalu

25.7

25.0

24.3

23.6

22.9

22.2

21.5

20.9

20.2

 

Uganda

47.6

44.6

42.9

40.9

39.2

37.6

36.0

34.6

33.4

 

Vanuatu

24.8

24.9

24.7

24.4

24.0

23.5

22.9

22.4

21.9

 

Zambia

51.0

49.9

48.7

47.5

46.7

45.8

44.1

43.4

42.4

 

CW LDC avg.

48.5

46.9

45.5

44.2

43.1

41.8

40.4

39.2

38.1

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

58.7

56.9

55.3

53.7

52.3

50.9

49.6

48.3

47.1

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

22.8

22.2

21.6

21.0

20.4

19.9

19.4

18.9

18.4

 

Women’s Empowerment Indext

Bangladesh

0.618

0.717

0.719

0.74

0.69

0.69

0.654

0.622

0.614

0.622

The Gambia

0.586

0.586

0.585

0.571

0.584

0.586

0.618

0.579

0.68

0.782

Lesotho

0.838

0.841

0.841

0.83

0.811

0.813

0.818

0.823

0.748

0.806

Malawi

0.744

0.761

0.761

0.767

0.75

0.688

0.746

0.715

0.69

0.725

Mozambique

0.811

0.846

0.862

0.809

0.831

0.799

0.801

0.851

0.796

0.799

Rwanda

0.844

0.896

0.852

0.866

0.881

0.888

0.888

0.815

0.853

0.849

Sierra Leone

0.701

0.772

0.772

0.76

0.815

0.815

0.815

0.828

0.765

0.833

Solomon Islands

0.466

0.474

0.474

0.487

0.474

0.487

0.489

0.492

0.51

0.489

Tanzania

0.79

0.807

0.807

0.807

0.807

0.781

0.786

0.814

0.838

0.778

Uganda

0.86

0.886

0.857

0.848

0.814

0.827

0.796

0.834

0.831

0.784

Vanuatu

0.768

0.766

0.766

0.74

0.74

0.74

0.748

0.748

0.702

0.743

Zambia

0.72

0.739

0.724

0.718

0.692

0.704

0.7

0.736

0.801

0.761

CW LDC avg.

0.73

0.76

0.75

0.75

0.74

0.73

0.74

0.74

0.74

0.75

Non-CW LDC avg.

0.59

0.61

0.61

0.62

0.62

0.62

0.63

0.63

0.63

0.63

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

0.67

0.68

0.68

0.69

0.69

0.69

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)u

Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

28.4

 

 

 

 

The Gambia

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

6.1

Kiribati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.0

Lesotho

 

 

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

9.2

Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

21.3

 

 

 

21.3

Mozambique

 

 

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

 

13.4

Rwanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.9

Sierra Leone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

14.0

Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

2.8

Vanuatu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57.4

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

15.3

 

 

 

24.6

CW LDC avg.

 

 

 

 

 

13.4

 

 

2.6

16.6

Non-CW LDC avg.

 

 

 

 

 

13.5

 

 

39.3

44.1

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

 

 

 

 

 

39.4

 

 

35.6

42.3

Governance at all levels

CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector ratingv

Bangladesh

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

The Gambia

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

 

Kiribati

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

 

Lesotho

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Malawi

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

Mozambique

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

Rwanda

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

 

Sierra Leone

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Solomon Islands

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Tanzania

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

 

Tuvalu

 

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

 

Uganda

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

 

Vanuatu

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Zambia

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

 

CW LDC avg.

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

 

CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management ratingw

Bangladesh

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

The Gambia

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Kiribati

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

Lesotho

3.5

3.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

 

Malawi

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

 

Mozambique

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

 

Rwanda

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

 

Sierra Leone

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

 

Solomon Islands

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

Tanzania

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 

Tuvalu

 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

 

Uganda

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

 

Vanuatu

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

 

Zambia

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

 

CW LDC avg.

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

 

Non-CW LDC avg.

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

 

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.3

 

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament (%)x

Bangladesh

19.7

19.7

19.7

19.8

20.0

20.0

20.3

20.3

20.6

20.9

The Gambia

7.5

7.5

7.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

10.3

10.3

10.3

8.6

Kiribati

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

8.9

Lesotho

24.2

26.7

26.7

26.7

25.0

25.0

22.1

22.1

23.3

23.3

Malawi

22.3

22.3

22.3

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

22.9

22.9

Mozambique

39.2

39.2

39.2

 

39.6

39.6

39.6

39.6

41.2

42.4

Rwanda

56.3

56.3

63.8

63.8

63.8

63.8

61.3

61.3

61.3

61.3

Sierra Leone

12.9

12.4

12.4

12.1

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.3

12.3

12.3

Solomon Islands

0.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.1

6.4

Tanzania

36.0

36.0

36.0

36.0

36.0

36.6

37.2

37.2

36.9

36.7

Tuvalu

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

Uganda

35.0

35.0

35.0

35.0

35.0

33.5

34.3

34.3

34.9

34.9

Vanuatu

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Zambia

11.5

11.5

11.5

10.8

12.7

18.0

18.0

18.0

18.0

16.8

CW LDC avg.

20.1

20.3

20.8

19.0

20.6

20.7

20.5

20.5

21.3

21.5

Non-CW LDC avg.

17.0

18.1

18.0

18.9

19.4

19.1

19.0

19.5

19.6

21.4

Developing country avg. (non-LDCs)

15.0

15.9

17.1

17.6

18.1

18.6

19.1

19.9

20.5

21.4

Sources: a,c,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,o,p,q,r,s,v,w,x World Bank World Development Indicators; b,d,l United Nations Development Programme Human Development Data Center; m,n World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene data; t Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, Data Center, version 11; u UN Stat SDG Indicators

 

Table A2: Changes in LDC exports between 2011 and 2020, by region and sector

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Table A2: Changes in LDC exports between 2011 and 2020, by region and sector
Note: Changes in trade share in 2019 are measured relative to the same in 2011.

Table A3: Regional and sectoral distribution of LDC exports, 2019

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Table A3: Regional and sectoral distribution of LDC exports, 2019
Sources: (1) Services dataset is sourced from OECD-WTO Experimental data set (BaTIS EBOPS 2010); (2) Merchandise trade dataset is sourced from UNCTAD

Table A4: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Commonwealth LDCs’ exports, 2019-2020

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Table A4: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Commonwealth LDCs’ exports, 2019-2020
Source: Commonwealth Secretariat using UNCTADstat data

 

 

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