Human Development & Quality of Life in Micronesia
Human Development
UNDP places Micronesia at rank 149 with a 2023 HDI of 0.615, a medium human development result. That rank is only the starting point. The health component is anchored by life expectancy of 67.2 years. In a different dimension, education combines 11.5 expected years of schooling with 7.3 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Micronesia's HDI
Micronesia's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 67.2 life expectancy, 11.5 expected schooling, 7.3 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $4,246 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables. For the profile as a whole, use the UNDP definition rather than a proxy because the index and its adjustments have different meanings.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
In this country profile, Micronesia has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.953. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
This profile does not show a verified comparable life-satisfaction value for Micronesia. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one.
What Micronesia's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Micronesia are GDI 0.953. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
For 2023, Micronesia records HDI 0.615 and rank 149 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The GDI value is 0.953 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Micronesia's HDI?
In the Human Development Report 2025, Micronesia is listed at HDI 0.615 for 2023, rank 149.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Micronesia?
For Micronesia, the inequality-adjusted value is not published in the source table. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Quality-of-life data for Micronesia appear only when the page can tie the value to a comparable source and year. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly. When the indicator is reused, keep unlike indices separate before drawing conclusions from small differences.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. 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.