Human Development & Quality of Life in Peru
HDI 0.794 · UNDP rank 79 · latest published data
With HDI 0.794 for 2023, Peru sits at rank 79 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. What makes the country profile more informative than the rank alone is that the planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 4.7%, leaving PHDI at 0.757. Separately, the income component uses GNI per capita of $14,339 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Peru's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Peru rests on life expectancy of 77.7, schooling measures of 14.9 expected years and 10.2 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $14,339 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
In this country profile, IHDI is the HDI after allowing for unequal distribution of achievement, for Peru, it remains an objective development measure rather than a subjective well-being indicator.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
The broader UNDP dashboard for Peru adds GDI 0.959, GII 0.340, PHDI 0.757 to the HDI result. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Peru in this release. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one. For the evidence on this page, preserve the source's country coverage so the number is not mistaken for another indicator.
What Peru's numbers say together
Peru's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.633 with a 20.3% loss; PHDI 0.757 after a 4.7% adjustment; GDI 0.959. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
For 2023, Peru records HDI 0.794 and rank 79 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The IHDI is 0.633, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 20.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.959 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.757, with a 4.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Peru's HDI?
Peru's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.794, corresponding to UNDP rank 79 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Peru's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Peru an IHDI of 0.633, with an overall loss of 20.3% from the unadjusted HDI. When looking across the UNDP tables, distinguish the composite from its components so the page stays faithful to the published evidence.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Peru, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is an objective development index based on 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.