Human Development & Quality of Life in Ghana
HDI 0.628 · UNDP rank 143 · latest published data
With HDI 0.628 for 2023, Ghana sits at rank 143 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the medium human development group. The headline needs context: The inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.399, a 36.5% loss. Another part of the dashboard shows that the GII reading of 0.514 (rank 138) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI.
What sits inside Ghana's HDI
For the evidence shown here, Ghana's health, education and income inputs are 65.5 life expectancy, 11.4 expected schooling, 7.1 mean schooling and $6,846 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP terms. They belong to the HDI calculation rather than separate DigifyWorld scores.
Inequality changes the headline
IHDI reframes Ghana's HDI by accounting for unequal outcomes within the population. That is a different question from how satisfied people say they are with life. For the evidence on this page, preserve the source's country coverage rather than creating a broader claim than the source supports.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Ghana, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.933, GII 0.514, PHDI 0.604. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Ghana in this release. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Ghana's numbers say together
Looking at the published indicators, the complementary evidence for Ghana includes IHDI 0.399 with a 36.5% loss; PHDI 0.604 after a 3.8% adjustment; GDI 0.933. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.628 for Ghana, with rank 143. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score.
The IHDI is 0.399, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 36.5% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.933 in group 3; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.604, with a 3.8% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ghana's HDI?
For Ghana, the 2025 UNDP report publishes a 2023 HDI value of 0.628 and rank 143.
How does inequality affect Ghana's HDI?
After the inequality adjustment, Ghana's index falls to 0.399; UNDP quantifies the overall loss at 36.5%. For the profile as a whole, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score so the page stays faithful to the published evidence.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Ghana's page adds a quality-of-life measure only when a comparable dated observation can be sourced. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. 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.