Human Development & Quality of Life in Romania
HDI 0.845 · UNDP rank 55 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Romania is HDI 0.845 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 55 and the very high human development band. The headline needs context: Distribution materially changes the headline, with IHDI 0.758 and a 10.3% loss from HDI. Another part of the dashboard shows that gII adds a separate gender-inequality reading of 0.227 at rank 59.
What sits inside Romania's HDI
For the evidence shown here, the UNDP inputs behind Romania's HDI are 75.9 for life expectancy, 14.1 for expected years of schooling, 11.6 for mean years of schooling and $39,374 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. These figures show what sits behind the composite score.
Inequality changes the headline
IHDI reframes Romania's HDI by accounting for unequal outcomes within the population. That is a different question from how satisfied people say they are with life.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Romania include GDI 0.986, GII 0.227, PHDI 0.739. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Romania. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated. When using this figure elsewhere, distinguish the composite from its components so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
What Romania's numbers say together
In the figures presented here, the complementary evidence for Romania includes IHDI 0.758 with a 10.3% loss; PHDI 0.739 after a 12.5% adjustment; GDI 0.986. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
For 2023, Romania records HDI 0.845 and rank 55 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When looking across the UNDP tables, read the value with its stated unit instead of treating all development measures as interchangeable.
The IHDI is 0.758, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 10.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.986 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.739, with a 12.5% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Romania's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.845 and rank 55 for Romania.
How does inequality affect Romania's HDI?
For Romania, IHDI is 0.758 and the associated inequality loss is 10.3%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements. When looking across the UNDP tables, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score so the number is not mistaken for another indicator.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For this comparison, a subjective well-being figure for Romania 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. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
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.