Human Development & Quality of Life in Moldova
Human Development
A 2023 HDI of 0.785 puts Moldova at UNDP rank 86, classified as high human development. More revealing for this profile, Education combines 14.6 expected years of schooling with 11.8 mean years already attained. At the same time, gII adds a separate gender-inequality reading of 0.146 at rank 42.
What sits inside Moldova's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Moldova rests on life expectancy of 71.2, schooling measures of 14.6 expected years and 11.8 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $15,867 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
The inequality-adjusted measure for Moldova applies a distribution penalty to the same three HDI dimensions. It should therefore be read alongside HDI, not as a separate life-satisfaction score.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Beyond HDI, Moldova's UNDP profile also reports GDI 1.029, GII 0.146, PHDI 0.738. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Moldova. For the evidence on this page, read the value with its stated unit before comparing it with a quality-of-life observation.
What Moldova's numbers say together
In the UNDP data used here, the complementary evidence for Moldova includes IHDI 0.719 with a 8.4% loss; PHDI 0.738 after a 6.0% adjustment; GDI 1.029. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
Moldova's HDI is 0.785 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 86. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being.
The IHDI is 0.719, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 8.4% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.029 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.738, with a 6.0% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Moldova's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Moldova an HDI of 0.785 for 2023 and rank 86.
How does inequality affect Moldova's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Moldova an IHDI of 0.719, with an overall loss of 8.4% from the unadjusted HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Moldova simply to complete the layout. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is an objective development index based on health, education and income. Subjective well-being is kept outside the HDI calculation.
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.