Human Development & Quality of Life in Lebanon
HDI 0.752 · UNDP rank 102 · latest published data
With HDI 0.752 for 2023, Lebanon sits at rank 102 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. The headline needs context: The GII reading of 0.360 (rank 91) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI. Another part of the dashboard shows that the income component uses GNI per capita of $11,299 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Lebanon's HDI
For the evidence shown here, Lebanon's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 77.8, expected schooling of 11.7, mean schooling of 10.4, and GNI per capita of $11,299 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Lebanon include GDI 0.992, GII 0.360, PHDI 0.691. 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 Lebanon page can reproduce. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
What Lebanon's numbers say together
Lebanon's additional indicators read as PHDI 0.691 after a 8.1% adjustment; GDI 0.992. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
For 2023, Lebanon records HDI 0.752 and rank 102 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When the indicator is reused, preserve the source's country coverage because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
The GDI value is 0.992 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.691, with a 8.1% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lebanon's HDI?
For Lebanon, the 2025 UNDP report publishes a 2023 HDI value of 0.752 and rank 102.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Lebanon?
IHDI is omitted for Lebanon because UNDP does not provide a usable value in the cited table. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
When reading this profile, a subjective well-being figure for Lebanon is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into HDI. For the profile as a whole, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score instead of treating all development measures as interchangeable.
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.