Human Development & Quality of Life in Mozambique
HDI 0.493 · UNDP rank 182 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Mozambique is HDI 0.493 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 182 and the low human development band. That rank is only the starting point. The GII reading of 0.479 (rank 120) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI. In a different dimension, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 63.6 years.
What sits inside Mozambique's HDI
Mozambique's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 63.6 life expectancy, 10.8 expected schooling, 4.6 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $1,356 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Inequality changes the headline
For Mozambique, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Mozambique's complementary UNDP indicators include GDI 0.920, GII 0.479, PHDI 0.486. These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate. When using this figure elsewhere, avoid blending different source vintages instead of collapsing separate dimensions into one label.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Mozambique page can reproduce. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Mozambique's numbers say together
Mozambique's additional indicators read as IHDI 0.297 with a 39.8% loss; PHDI 0.486 after a 1.4% adjustment; GDI 0.920. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
Within the UNDP framework, the headline UNDP result for Mozambique is HDI 0.493, rank 182, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.297, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 39.8% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.920 in group 4; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.486, with a 1.4% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mozambique's HDI?
In the Human Development Report 2025, Mozambique is listed at HDI 0.493 for 2023, rank 182.
How does inequality affect Mozambique's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Mozambique an IHDI of 0.297, with an overall loss of 39.8% from the unadjusted HDI. When looking across the UNDP tables, retain the original indicator definition instead of collapsing separate dimensions into one label.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Mozambique, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI combines health, education and income. A subjective well-being observation is contextual information here, not an HDI component.
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.