The Nexus Between Human Development and Growth

Abstract

Zanzibar is an autonomous part of the United Republic of Tanzania and thus its global ranking in terms of Human Development Index (HDI) is reflected by the position occupied by the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania is a Low Human Development Country. In the 2013 Human Development Report, Tanzania was ranked 152 out of 186 countries. Tanzania scored HDI of 0.476, which is the same as the average HDI for Sub-Saharan Africa (0.475).1 It is clear from these figures that Tanzania, and thus Zanzibar, has a long way to go in improving its human development