Human Development & Quality of Life in Israel
HDI 0.919 · UNDP rank 27 · latest published data
In UNDP's 2023 index data, Israel has HDI 0.919 and rank 27, which corresponds to very high human development. Two details sharpen that picture. A separate life-satisfaction observation of 8.03/10 for 2021 is available, so experienced well-being can be shown without folding it into HDI. Distribution materially changes the headline, with IHDI 0.813 and a 11.5% loss from HDI.
What sits inside Israel's HDI
In the UNDP data used here, Israel's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 82.4, expected schooling of 14.9, mean schooling of 13.5, and GNI per capita of $48,050 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking. When the indicator is reused, avoid blending different source vintages before drawing conclusions from small differences.
Inequality changes the headline
In Israel'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
Israel's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.994, GII 0.080, PHDI 0.709. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
A separate quality-of-life signal
For this comparison, Israel's OECD life-satisfaction observation is 8.03/10 for 2021. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available.
What Israel's numbers say together
In this country profile, the complementary evidence for Israel includes IHDI 0.813 with a 11.5% loss; PHDI 0.709 after a 22.9% adjustment; GDI 0.994; life satisfaction 8.03/10 (2021). These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate.
HDI for Israel stands at 0.919 in 2023, with UNDP rank 27. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score. For the evidence on this page, preserve the source's country coverage because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
The IHDI is 0.813, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 11.5% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.994 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Israel's comparable life-satisfaction result is 8.03 out of 10 in 2021. A life-satisfaction result is not an input to HDI and remains a separate quality-of-life signal.
Frequently asked questions
What is Israel's HDI?
Israel's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.919, corresponding to UNDP rank 27 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Israel's HDI?
Israel's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.813. The published overall loss is 11.5% relative to HDI.
What is the life satisfaction score shown for Israel?
For the current profile, the OECD life-satisfaction measure for Israel is 8.03 on a 0-10 scale for 2021. A life-satisfaction result is not an input to HDI and remains a separate quality-of-life signal.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is an objective development index based on health, education and income. 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.
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.