Human Development & Quality of Life in Oman
Human Development
Oman enters the 2025 UNDP report with a 2023 HDI of 0.858 and rank 50, within the very high human development group. More revealing for this profile, GII adds a separate gender-inequality reading of 0.222 at rank 57. At the same time, the gender-development lens adds GDI 0.945 in UNDP group 3, which is kept separate from the headline HDI.
What sits inside Oman's HDI
Within the UNDP framework, Oman's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 80.0, expected schooling of 13.4, mean schooling of 11.9, and GNI per capita of $36,096 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Inequality changes the headline
Looking at the published indicators, IHDI is the HDI after allowing for unequal distribution of achievement. For Oman, it remains an objective development measure rather than a subjective well-being indicator.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Oman, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.945, GII 0.222, PHDI 0.581. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Oman in this release. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
What Oman's numbers say together
In the UNDP data used here, the complementary evidence for Oman includes IHDI 0.750 with a 12.6% loss; PHDI 0.581 after a 32.3% adjustment; GDI 0.945. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
At 0.858, Oman's 2023 HDI corresponds to UNDP rank 50. The ranking reflects the HDI framework only and does not capture every aspect of lived experience.
The IHDI is 0.750, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 12.6% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.945 in group 3; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.581, with a 32.3% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Oman's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Oman an HDI of 0.858 for 2023 and rank 50.
How does inequality affect Oman's HDI?
After the inequality adjustment, Oman's index falls to 0.750; UNDP quantifies the overall loss at 12.6%.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Oman, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation, the absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. Quality of life is broader than the HDI framework, which centres on health, education and income. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into HDI.
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.