Human Development & Quality of Life in Mexico
HDI 0.789 · UNDP rank 81 · latest published data
In UNDP's 2023 index data, Mexico has HDI 0.789 and rank 81, which corresponds to high human development. What makes the country profile more informative than the rank alone is that a separate life-satisfaction observation of 8.45/10 for 2021 is available, so experienced well-being can be shown without folding it into HDI. Separately, the gender-development lens adds GDI 0.976 in UNDP group 1, which is kept separate from the headline HDI.
What sits inside Mexico's HDI
Mexico's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 75.1 life expectancy, 14.5 expected schooling, 9.3 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $21,813 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Inequality changes the headline
In the figures presented here, IHDI is the HDI after allowing for unequal distribution of achievement, for Mexico, it remains an objective development measure rather than a subjective well-being indicator.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Mexico's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.976, GII 0.358, PHDI 0.721. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
A separate quality-of-life signal
For Mexico, the OECD series provides a comparable 2021 life-satisfaction value of 8.45/10. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
What Mexico's numbers say together
Taken alongside HDI, Mexico's profile includes IHDI 0.646 with a 18.1% loss; PHDI 0.721 after a 8.6% adjustment; GDI 0.976; life satisfaction 8.45/10 (2021). The indicators add context without becoming a single composite DigifyWorld rating.
Mexico's HDI is 0.789 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 81. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being. When using this figure elsewhere, keep the observation year attached because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
The IHDI is 0.646, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 18.1% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.976 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The dated life-satisfaction observation used for Mexico is 8.45/10 for 2021. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mexico's HDI?
The UNDP table records Mexico at 0.789 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 81.
How does inequality affect Mexico's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Mexico an IHDI of 0.646, with an overall loss of 18.1% from the unadjusted HDI.
What is the life satisfaction score shown for Mexico?
In the OECD current well-being series used for this profile, Mexico records 8.45/10 in 2021. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available. For the profile as a whole, retain the original indicator definition so the number is not mistaken for another indicator.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
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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.