1. Libya
HDI: 0.784
Libya made to the top of our list of 10 most advanced countries in Africa. This country is located in the North Africa. Country’s economy is based on oil revenues and has the largest oil reserves in Africa (43.5 billion barrels – estimated reserves). Libya has one of the highest gross domestic products per capita in Africa (the oil and gas sector makes 60 % of total GDP and the agriculture less than 5% of total GDP). Libya has recovered very fast from the 2011 conflict, though nobody expected it will happen so fast, and returned oil production to regular level by the end of 2012.