Human Development & Quality of Life in Cyprus
HDI 0.913 · UNDP rank 32 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Cyprus is HDI 0.913 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 32 and the very high human development band. What makes the country profile more informative than the rank alone is that gender development sits close to parity on the GDI measure at 0.996 (UNDP group 1). Separately, GII adds a separate gender-inequality reading of 0.252 at rank 64.
What sits inside Cyprus's HDI
In this country profile, Cyprus's health, education and income inputs are 81.6 life expectancy, 16.2 expected schooling, 12.6 mean schooling and $45,394 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP terms. They belong to the HDI calculation rather than separate DigifyWorld scores. When the indicator is reused, distinguish the composite from its components so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
Inequality changes the headline
For Cyprus, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being. When looking across the UNDP tables, separate the measure from subjective well-being so the comparison remains traceable.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
The broader UNDP dashboard for Cyprus adds GDI 0.996, GII 0.252, PHDI 0.754 to the HDI result. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
A comparable life-satisfaction observation was not available in the OECD extract used for Cyprus. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement. When looking across the UNDP tables, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score because the index and its adjustments have different meanings.
What Cyprus's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Cyprus, the page shows IHDI 0.841 with a 7.9% loss; PHDI 0.754 after a 17.4% adjustment; GDI 0.996. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
Cyprus's HDI is 0.913 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 32. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being.
The IHDI is 0.841, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 7.9% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.996 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.754, with a 17.4% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cyprus's HDI?
The UNDP table records Cyprus at 0.913 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 32.
How does inequality affect Cyprus's HDI?
Cyprus's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.841. The published overall loss is 7.9% relative to HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Quality-of-life data for Cyprus appear only when the page can tie the value to a comparable source and year.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. Quality of life is broader than the HDI framework, which centres on 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.