Human Development & Quality of Life in Kyrgyzstan
HDI 0.720 · UNDP rank 117 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Kyrgyzstan is HDI 0.720 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 117 and the high human development band. The headline needs context: The income component uses GNI per capita of $6,078 in 2021 PPP dollars. Another part of the dashboard shows that the planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 2.9%, leaving PHDI at 0.699.
What sits inside Kyrgyzstan's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Kyrgyzstan rests on life expectancy of 71.7, schooling measures of 12.7 expected years and 12.1 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $6,078 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
Kyrgyzstan's IHDI adjusts the headline index for inequality in health, education and income outcomes. It describes distribution, so it is not used here as a quality-of-life rating.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Beyond HDI, Kyrgyzstan's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.959, GII 0.340, PHDI 0.699. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Kyrgyzstan page can reproduce. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Kyrgyzstan's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Kyrgyzstan are IHDI 0.649 with a 9.9% loss; PHDI 0.699 after a 2.9% adjustment; GDI 0.959. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
For 2023, Kyrgyzstan records HDI 0.720 and rank 117 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When looking across the UNDP tables, do not infer an unstated comparison instead of collapsing separate dimensions into one label.
The IHDI is 0.649, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 9.9% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.959 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.699, with a 2.9% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kyrgyzstan's HDI?
In the Human Development Report 2025, Kyrgyzstan is listed at HDI 0.720 for 2023, rank 117.
How does inequality affect Kyrgyzstan's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.649 for Kyrgyzstan, which is 9.9% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account. For the evidence on this page, keep missing fields explicitly missing because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
In this country profile, a subjective well-being figure for Kyrgyzstan is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
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.