Human Development & Quality of Life in Greece
HDI 0.908 · UNDP rank 34 · latest published data
With HDI 0.908 for 2023, Greece sits at rank 34 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the very high human development group. Reading beyond the headline, the gender-development lens adds GDI 0.963 in UNDP group 2, which is kept separate from the headline HDI. A second lens is equally relevant here: GII adds a separate gender-inequality reading of 0.103 at rank 34.
What sits inside Greece's HDI
For Greece, health contributes through life expectancy of 81.9; education through 20.8 expected and 11.6 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $35,761 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI.
Inequality changes the headline
IHDI reframes Greece's HDI by accounting for unequal outcomes within the population. That is a different question from how satisfied people say they are with life.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Greece include GDI 0.963, GII 0.103, PHDI 0.803. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
A separate quality-of-life signal
Greece has a dated OECD life-satisfaction observation of 6.90/10 in 2023. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
What Greece's numbers say together
Greece's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.825 with a 9.1% loss; PHDI 0.803 after a 11.6% adjustment; GDI 0.963; life satisfaction 6.90/10 (2023). They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
Greece's HDI is 0.908 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 34. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being.
The IHDI is 0.825, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 9.1% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.963 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
For Greece, the page shows a life-satisfaction observation of 6.90/10 from 2023. Subjective well-being is kept outside the HDI calculation.
Frequently asked questions
What is Greece's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Greece an HDI of 0.908 for 2023 and rank 34.
How does inequality affect Greece's HDI?
IHDI for Greece is 0.825 in the 2023 table. That represents a 9.1% reduction from the headline development index.
What is the life satisfaction score shown for Greece?
The OECD Current Well-being dataset records Greece at 6.90/10 for life satisfaction in 2023. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into HDI.
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. When using this figure elsewhere, read the value with its stated unit so the number is not mistaken for another indicator.
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.
Source for the dated 0-10 life-satisfaction observation. This separate measure is not part of HDI.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.