Human Development & Quality of Life in Indonesia
HDI 0.728 · UNDP rank 113 · latest published data
For 2023, Indonesia records HDI 0.728 and UNDP rank 113; that headline belongs to the high human development category. More revealing for this profile, Distribution materially changes the headline, with IHDI 0.608 and a 16.5% loss from HDI. At the same time, the gender-development lens adds GDI 0.945 in UNDP group 3, which is kept separate from the headline HDI.
What sits inside Indonesia's HDI
In the UNDP data used here, Indonesia's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 71.1, expected schooling of 13.3, mean schooling of 8.7, and GNI per capita of $13,700 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Inequality changes the headline
For Indonesia, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Indonesia, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.945, GII 0.423, PHDI 0.684. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
A comparable life-satisfaction observation was not available in the OECD extract used for Indonesia. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one. When looking across the UNDP tables, retain the original indicator definition before comparing it with a quality-of-life observation.
What Indonesia's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Indonesia, the page shows IHDI 0.608 with a 16.5% loss; PHDI 0.684 after a 6.0% adjustment; GDI 0.945. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
For 2023, Indonesia records HDI 0.728 and rank 113 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When using this figure elsewhere, preserve the distinction between level and distribution so the number is not mistaken for another indicator.
The IHDI is 0.608, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 16.5% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.945 in group 3; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.684, with a 6.0% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Indonesia's HDI?
Indonesia's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.728, corresponding to UNDP rank 113 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Indonesia's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.608 for Indonesia, which is 16.5% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account. For the evidence on this page, distinguish the composite from its components because the evidence is strongest when each metric keeps its own scope.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Indonesia, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. 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.