9. South Africa
HDI: 0.666
Not surprisingly, South Africa is on this list of most civilized countries in Africa, and all of the features that comprise HDI put it on the 119th place in the world. The average life expectancy in South Africa is 57.7, while the average years of education are 13, being a little less than the previous country. However, what makes it better ranked is actually GNI, which is $12,087.