Morocco ranks 123rd out of 191 according to the UN assessment for the human development of its citizens. The report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), published on September 8 its annual report on human development 2021. Morocco lost a place to 123rd place out of 191 countries.
In its 2021 report, the UNDP, in its Human Development Index (HDI), takes into account life expectancy, education and standard of living. During the 2020 edition, Morocco was ranked 122nd.
Economic strength is not a sufficient criterion for positive “human development”, according to the UNDP.
In its ranking, Switzerland remains in the lead with a score of 0.962, followed by Norway (2nd), Iceland (3rd), Hong Kong (4th), Australia (5th), Denmark (6th), Sweden (7th), Ireland (8th), Germany (9th) and the Netherlands (10th). Austria ranks 25th, Turkey 76th and Iran, for example, 76. Even the world’s top two economies, the United States and China, do not occupy the top positions. The United States is in 21st place in the UN ranking and China is even in 76th place. A clear indication that the human development of a country does not depend solely on its economic power.
At the bottom of the ranking are Niger (189th), Chad (190th) and South Sudan (191st).
Morocco in the medium human development category
Highly unstable countries (civil wars, conflicts, etc.) such as Libya (104th), Palestine (106th) and Iraq (121st) rank ahead of Morocco. Ongoing reforms, particularly those aimed at generalizing social protection and education, would certainly improve Morocco’s performance in the medium term. The other Maghreb countries also do better than Morocco in the ranking. We therefore find Algeria in 91st place and Tunisia in 97th place.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) specifies in its report that life expectancy at birth in Morocco will reach 74 years in 2021. With a score of 0.683, Morocco falls into the category of medium human development countries. . Overall, 90% of the countries assessed have experienced a regression in their development, according to the UN report.
Crises have had a negative impact on developments.
A number of partly unpredictable factors have mutually influenced and reinforced each other and are causing an unprecedented upheaval in everyday life. The United Nations stresses the need for a radical change of course to avoid new difficulties and injustices.
The UN points out that for the first time since the study was carried out, the majority of countries have had to accept a setback in their development. Overall, human development has returned to 2016 levels. According to the United Nations, this has reversed much of the progress made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Some countries are gradually recovering, but the recovery or recovery has been uneven or incomplete and is exacerbating inequalities in human development, according to the report. The report notes that Latin America, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are particularly affected.