Human Development & Quality of Life in Côte d'Ivoire
Human Development
Côte d'Ivoire's 2023 HDI is 0.582, placing it 157 in UNDP's table and in the medium human development category. That rank is only the starting point. The gender-development lens adds GDI 0.910 in UNDP group 4, which is kept separate from the headline HDI. In a different dimension, the inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.350, a 39.9% loss.
What sits inside Côte d'Ivoire's HDI
Côte d'Ivoire's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 61.9 life expectancy, 11.4 expected schooling, 4.9 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $6,735 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables. When using this figure elsewhere, keep the observation year attached because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
Inequality changes the headline
Côte d'Ivoire'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
Côte d'Ivoire's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.910, GII 0.589, PHDI 0.537. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
A comparable life-satisfaction observation was not available in the OECD extract used for Côte d'Ivoire. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Côte d'Ivoire's numbers say together
Côte d'Ivoire's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.350 with a 39.9% loss; PHDI 0.537 after a 7.7% adjustment; GDI 0.910. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them. When looking across the UNDP tables, treat the value as the published measure before using the result as a shorthand for lived experience.
For this profile, the headline UNDP result for Côte d'Ivoire is HDI 0.582, rank 157, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.350, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 39.9% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.910 in group 4; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.537, with a 7.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Côte d'Ivoire's HDI?
The UNDP table records Côte d'Ivoire at 0.582 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 157.
How does inequality affect Côte d'Ivoire's HDI?
For Côte d'Ivoire, IHDI is 0.350 and the associated inequality loss is 39.9%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements. For the profile as a whole, avoid blending different source vintages before using the result as a shorthand for lived experience.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Côte d'Ivoire's page adds a quality-of-life measure only when a comparable dated observation can be sourced. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly. When the indicator is reused, distinguish the composite from its components before comparing it with a quality-of-life observation.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into 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.