Human Development & Quality of Life in Egypt
HDI 0.754 · UNDP rank 100 · latest published data
With HDI 0.754 for 2023, Egypt sits at rank 100 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. Reading beyond the headline, the GII reading of 0.398 (rank 101) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI. A second lens is equally relevant here: The GDI of 0.895 (group 5) shows a pronounced female-male development gap within the UNDP framework.
What sits inside Egypt's HDI
Egypt's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 71.6 life expectancy, 13.1 expected schooling, 10.1 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $16,218 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Inequality changes the headline
Egypt'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
When reading this profile, Egypt has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.895, GII 0.398, PHDI 0.726. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Egypt. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
What Egypt's numbers say together
On this page, the complementary evidence for Egypt includes IHDI 0.582 with a 22.8% loss; PHDI 0.726 after a 3.7% adjustment; GDI 0.895. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
Egypt's HDI is 0.754 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 100. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being. When using this figure elsewhere, avoid blending different source vintages so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
The IHDI is 0.582, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 22.8% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.895 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.726, with a 3.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Egypt's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.754 and rank 100 for Egypt.
How does inequality affect Egypt's HDI?
Egypt's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.582. The published overall loss is 22.8% relative to HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Egypt 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. The HDI calculation does not include every aspect of quality of life. Subjective well-being is kept outside the HDI calculation.
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.