Human development indicators and World Bank economy classification for responding countries
| Country | Life expectancy at birth | Mean years of schooling | Gross national income per capita (US$, PPP) | Composite Human Development Index |
| China | 76 | 7.6 | 13 345 (upper-middle income) | 0.738 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 51.9 | 5 | 3163 (lower-middle income) | 0.474 |
| Democratic Republic of The Congo | 59.1 | 6.1 | 680 (low-income) | 0.435 |
| Dominican Republic | 73.7 | 7.7 | 12 756 (upper-middle income) | 0.722 |
| Ghana | 61.5 | 6.9 | 3839 (lower-middle income) | 0.579 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 66.6 | 5.2 | 5049 (lower-middle income) | 0.586 |
| Malawi | 63.9 | 4.4 | 1073 (low-income) | 0.476 |
| Namibia | 65.1 | 6.7 | 9770 (upper-middle income) | 0.64 |
| Nigeria | 53.1 | 6 | 5443 (lower-middle income) | 0.527 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62.8 | 4.3 | 2712 (lower-middle income) | 0.516 |
| South Africa | 57.7 | 10.3 | 12 087 (upper-middle income) | 0.666 |
| Thailand | 74.6 | 7.9 | 14 519 (upper-middle income) | 0.74 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 65.5 | 5.8 | 2467 (low-income) | 0.531 |
| Vietnam | 75.9 | 8 | 5335 (lower-middle income) | 0.683 |
| Zambia | 60.8 | 6.9 | 3464 (lower-middle income) | 0.579 |
PPP, purchasing power parity.