Human Development & Quality of Life in Libya
HDI 0.721 · UNDP rank 115 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Libya is HDI 0.721 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 115 and the high human development band. The headline needs context: The gender-development lens adds GDI 0.955 in UNDP group 2, which is kept separate from the headline HDI. Another part of the dashboard shows that the income component uses GNI per capita of $19,831 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Libya's HDI
For Libya, health contributes through life expectancy of 69.3; education through 12.9 expected and 7.8 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $19,831 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Libya's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.955, GII 0.253, PHDI 0.629. The indicators add context without becoming a single composite DigifyWorld rating.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Libya in this release. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
What Libya's numbers say together
Within the UNDP framework, the complementary evidence for Libya includes PHDI 0.629 after a 12.8% adjustment; GDI 0.955. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Libya's HDI is 0.721 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 115. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being.
The GDI value is 0.955 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.629, with a 12.8% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Libya's HDI?
The UNDP table records Libya at 0.721 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 115.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Libya?
The UNDP table used for this release does not publish an IHDI value for Libya. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Libya's page adds a quality-of-life measure only when a comparable dated observation can be sourced.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by 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.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.