Human Development & Quality of Life in Belarus
Human Development
Belarus's 2023 HDI is 0.824, placing it 65 in UNDP's table and in the very high human development category. What makes the country profile more informative than the rank alone is that education combines 13.7 expected years of schooling with 12.3 mean years already attained. Separately, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 74.4 years.
What sits inside Belarus's HDI
For this comparison, Belarus's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 74.4, expected schooling of 13.7, mean schooling of 12.3, and GNI per capita of $26,725 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Inequality changes the headline
Belarus's IHDI adjusts the headline index for inequality in health, education and income outcomes. It describes distribution, so it is not used here as a quality-of-life rating.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
The broader UNDP dashboard for Belarus adds GDI 1.009, GII 0.080 to the HDI result. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
For Belarus, the page has no verified OECD life-satisfaction observation to report. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
What Belarus's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Belarus, the page shows IHDI 0.771 with a 6.4% loss; GDI 1.009. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.824 for Belarus, with rank 65. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score.
The IHDI is 0.771, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 6.4% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.009 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Belarus's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Belarus an HDI of 0.824 for 2023 and rank 65.
How does inequality affect Belarus's HDI?
For Belarus, IHDI is 0.771 and the associated inequality loss is 6.4%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements. When using this figure elsewhere, read the value with its stated unit instead of treating all development measures as interchangeable.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Within the UNDP framework, a subjective well-being figure for Belarus is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. 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.