Human Development & Quality of Life in Angola
Human Development
Angola's 2023 HDI is 0.616, placing it 148 in UNDP's table and in the medium human development category. The page therefore does not stop at the composite. The health component is anchored by life expectancy of 64.6 years. It also keeps in view that education combines 12.2 expected years of schooling with 6.0 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Angola's HDI
In the figures presented here, Angola's health, education and income inputs are 64.6 life expectancy, 12.2 expected schooling, 6.0 mean schooling and $6,631 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP terms. They belong to the HDI calculation rather than separate DigifyWorld scores.
Inequality changes the headline
For Angola, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Angola include GDI 0.906, GII 0.515, PHDI 0.604. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
For Angola, the page has no verified OECD life-satisfaction observation to report.
What Angola's numbers say together
Angola's additional indicators read as IHDI 0.360 with a 41.6% loss; PHDI 0.604 after a 1.9% adjustment; GDI 0.906. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
HDI for Angola stands at 0.616 in 2023, with UNDP rank 148. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score.
The IHDI is 0.360, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 41.6% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.906 in group 4; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.604, with a 1.9% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Angola's HDI?
The UNDP table records Angola at 0.616 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 148.
How does inequality affect Angola's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Angola an IHDI of 0.360, with an overall loss of 41.6% from the unadjusted HDI. When looking across the UNDP tables, do not substitute a different denominator before using the result as a shorthand for lived experience.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Angola simply to complete the layout. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. The page treats life satisfaction as a separate experience-based measure, not part of the UNDP index.
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.