COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2016:
Human Development in OIC
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Table 4: Global Hunger Index Values of Low Income OIC Member Countries
Country 1990 1995 2000 2005 2015
Afghanistan 47,4 55,9 52,5 44,9 35,4
Benin 46,1 42,6 38,2 33,3 21,8
Burkina Faso 53,0 46,1 48,4 49,6 31,8
Chad 65,0 60,6 52,0 53,1 46,4
Gambia, The 36,4 35,4 27,9 26,3 21,5
Guinea 47,8 45,8 44,4 38,0 28,8
Mali 51,9 51,3 43,9 38,3 29,6
Mozambique 64,5 63,2 49,2 42,4 32,5
Niger 64,7 62,7 53,0 42,8 34,5
Senegal 36,8 36,9 37,9 28,5 23,2
Sierra Leone 58,8 56,0 53,5 52,4 38,9
Togo 42,5 44,1 38,6 36,4 23,0
Uganda 39,8 40,9 39,3 32,2 27,6
Source: IFPRI , 2015.
Note: Index values for Comoros and Somalia are not calculated.
2. Trends in Human Development in OIC Member States
This section aims to analyze the trends in human development in OIC member states by
utilizing Human Development Reports (HDR) published by UNDP. Human development
requires expanding the richness of human life. This approach focuses on people and their
opportunities and choices rather than economy. Based on this paradigm, UNDP produces
HDR’s since 1990. Last report was published in 2015.
2.1. International Comparison of Human Development Trends
shows the change in human development index (HDI) for selected country groups
between 1990 and 2015. All of the selected groups experienced an increase in this period. The
world average has increased from 0.597 to 0.711. The OIC average rose from 0.505 to 0.616
and remained significantly below the OECD and world average. OIC’s HDI values are only
higher than those of LDCs. On the other hand, the gap between the OIC and developing
countries has enlarged in the last 25 years. In 1990, it was only 0.008 points whereas it has
risen to 0.044 points in 2015 implying a more rapid progress in developing countries.