Human Development & Quality of Life in Rwanda
HDI 0.578 · UNDP rank 159 · latest published data
With HDI 0.578 for 2023, Rwanda sits at rank 159 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the medium human development group. Two details sharpen that picture. Education combines 12.6 expected years of schooling with 4.9 mean years already attained. The income component uses GNI per capita of $2,971 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Rwanda's HDI
For the current profile, Rwanda's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 67.8, expected schooling of 12.6, mean schooling of 4.9, and GNI per capita of $2,971 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking. When the indicator is reused, keep the observation year attached rather than creating a broader claim than the source supports.
Inequality changes the headline
For the evidence shown here, IHDI is the HDI after allowing for unequal distribution of achievement, for Rwanda, it remains an objective development measure rather than a subjective well-being indicator.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
In this country profile, Rwanda has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.922, GII 0.394, PHDI 0.567. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Rwanda in this release. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Rwanda's numbers say together
Taken alongside HDI, Rwanda's profile includes IHDI 0.399 with a 31.0% loss; PHDI 0.567 after a 1.9% adjustment; GDI 0.922. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
Rwanda's HDI is 0.578 for 2023, placing it at UNDP rank 159. The index summarizes health, education and income rather than every dimension of day-to-day well-being.
The IHDI is 0.399, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 31.0% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.922 in group 4; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.567, with a 1.9% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Rwanda's HDI?
For Rwanda, the 2025 UNDP report publishes a 2023 HDI value of 0.578 and rank 159.
How does inequality affect Rwanda's HDI?
Rwanda's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.399. The published overall loss is 31.0% relative to HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
A quality-of-life indicator is included for Rwanda only when a dated comparable value is supported by the cited dataset. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI combines health, 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.