Human Development & Quality of Life in Russia
HDI 0.832 · UNDP rank 64 · latest published data
Russia enters the 2025 UNDP report with a 2023 HDI of 0.832 and rank 64, within the very high human development group. That rank is only the starting point. The income component uses GNI per capita of $39,222 in 2021 PPP dollars. In a different dimension, inequality produces a visible but not dominant adjustment, taking HDI 0.832 to IHDI 0.758 with a 8.9% loss.
What sits inside Russia's HDI
For Russia, health contributes through life expectancy of 73.2; education through 13.2 expected and 12.4 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $39,222 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI. When the indicator is reused, do not infer an unstated comparison because the index and its adjustments have different meanings.
Inequality changes the headline
For Russia, 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
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Russia include GDI 1.023, GII 0.169, PHDI 0.710. 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 Russia in this release. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Russia's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Russia are IHDI 0.758 with a 8.9% loss; PHDI 0.710 after a 14.7% adjustment; GDI 1.023. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
HDI for Russia stands at 0.832 in 2023, with UNDP rank 64. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score. For the profile as a whole, preserve the source's country coverage because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
The IHDI is 0.758, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 8.9% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.023 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.710, with a 14.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Russia's HDI?
Russia's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.832, corresponding to UNDP rank 64 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Russia's HDI?
IHDI for Russia is 0.758 in the 2023 table. That represents a 8.9% reduction from the headline development index.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Russia, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate. When the indicator is reused, do not substitute a different denominator so the page stays faithful to the published evidence.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure. For a like-for-like reading, do not substitute a different denominator so the page stays faithful to the published evidence.
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.