Human Development & Quality of Life in Myanmar
HDI 0.609 · UNDP rank 150 · latest published data
With HDI 0.609 for 2023, Myanmar sits at rank 150 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the medium human development group. What makes the country profile more informative than the rank alone is that education combines 11.5 expected years of schooling with 6.4 mean years already attained. Separately, the income component uses GNI per capita of $4,919 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Myanmar's HDI
In the UNDP data used here, Myanmar's health, education and income inputs are 66.9 life expectancy, 11.5 expected schooling, 6.4 mean schooling and $4,919 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP terms. They belong to the HDI calculation rather than separate DigifyWorld scores.
Inequality changes the headline
Myanmar's IHDI adjusts the headline index for inequality in health, education and income outcomes. It describes distribution, so it is not used here as a quality-of-life rating.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Beyond HDI, Myanmar's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.947, GII 0.478, PHDI 0.593. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Myanmar. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report. For the evidence on this page, do not infer an unstated comparison because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
What Myanmar's numbers say together
Myanmar's additional indicators read as IHDI 0.477 with a 21.7% loss; PHDI 0.593 after a 2.6% adjustment; GDI 0.947. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.609 for Myanmar, with rank 150. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score.
The IHDI is 0.477, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 21.7% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.947 in group 3; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.593, with a 2.6% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Myanmar's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Myanmar an HDI of 0.609 for 2023 and rank 150.
How does inequality affect Myanmar's HDI?
For Myanmar, IHDI is 0.477 and the associated inequality loss is 21.7%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements. For the evidence on this page, keep unlike indices separate so the comparison remains traceable.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Within the UNDP framework, a subjective well-being figure for Myanmar is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. A life-satisfaction result is not an input to HDI and remains a separate quality-of-life signal.
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.