Human Development & Quality of Life in Algeria
HDI 0.763 · UNDP rank 96 · latest published data
With HDI 0.763 for 2023, Algeria sits at rank 96 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. That rank is only the starting point. Education combines 15.5 expected years of schooling with 7.4 mean years already attained. In a different dimension, planetary pressures reduce the adjusted index to 0.706, a 7.5% change from HDI.
What sits inside Algeria's HDI
For the current profile, the UNDP inputs behind Algeria's HDI are 76.3 for life expectancy, 15.5 for expected years of schooling, 7.4 for mean years of schooling and $15,114 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. These figures show what sits behind the composite score.
Inequality changes the headline
In Algeria's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence. For the evidence on this page, keep the observation year attached so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Algeria's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.887, GII 0.443, PHDI 0.706. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
A comparable life-satisfaction observation was not available in the OECD extract used for Algeria. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Algeria's numbers say together
Taken alongside HDI, Algeria's profile includes IHDI 0.601 with a 21.2% loss; PHDI 0.706 after a 7.5% adjustment; GDI 0.887. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
In this country profile, the headline UNDP result for Algeria is HDI 0.763, rank 96, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.601, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 21.2% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.887 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.706, with a 7.5% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Algeria's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Algeria an HDI of 0.763 for 2023 and rank 96.
How does inequality affect Algeria's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.601 for Algeria, which is 21.2% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Quality-of-life data for Algeria appear only when the page can tie the value to a comparable source and year. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI combines health, education and income. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by HDI.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.