Human Development & Quality of Life in Iraq
HDI 0.695 · UNDP rank 126 · latest published data
For 2023, Iraq records HDI 0.695 and UNDP rank 126; that headline belongs to the medium human development category. More revealing for this profile. The GDI of 0.793 (group 5) shows a pronounced female-male development gap within the UNDP framework. At the same time, the inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.534, a 23.2% loss.
What sits inside Iraq's HDI
For the evidence shown here, the UNDP inputs behind Iraq's HDI are 72.3 for life expectancy, 12.4 for expected years of schooling, 6.8 for mean years of schooling and $12,654 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. These figures show what sits behind the composite score.
Inequality changes the headline
In Iraq's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Iraq, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.793, GII 0.558, PHDI 0.665. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions. For the evidence on this page, use the UNDP definition rather than a proxy so the comparison remains traceable.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Iraq. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
What Iraq's numbers say together
For the current profile, the complementary evidence for Iraq includes IHDI 0.534 with a 23.2% loss; PHDI 0.665 after a 4.3% adjustment; GDI 0.793. The indicators add context without becoming a single composite DigifyWorld rating.
Within the UNDP framework, the headline UNDP result for Iraq is HDI 0.695, rank 126, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index. For the evidence on this page, keep unlike indices separate because the evidence is strongest when each metric keeps its own scope.
The IHDI is 0.534, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 23.2% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.793 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.665, with a 4.3% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Iraq's HDI?
The UNDP table records Iraq at 0.695 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 126.
How does inequality affect Iraq's HDI?
Iraq's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.534. The published overall loss is 23.2% relative to HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Iraq'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 combines health, education and income. A life-satisfaction result is not an input to HDI and remains a separate quality-of-life signal.
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.