Human Development & Quality of Life in Sri Lanka
HDI 0.776 · UNDP rank 89 · latest published data
With HDI 0.776 for 2023, Sri Lanka sits at rank 89 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. More revealing for this profile, Education combines 13.1 expected years of schooling with 10.8 mean years already attained. At the same time, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 77.5 years.
What sits inside Sri Lanka's HDI
For Sri Lanka, health contributes through life expectancy of 77.5; education through 13.1 expected and 10.8 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $12,616 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI.
Inequality changes the headline
For Sri Lanka, 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
The broader UNDP dashboard for Sri Lanka adds GDI 0.951, GII 0.367, PHDI 0.754 to the HDI result. These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Sri Lanka page can reproduce. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Sri Lanka's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Sri Lanka are IHDI 0.630 with a 18.8% loss; PHDI 0.754 after a 2.8% adjustment; GDI 0.951. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.776 for Sri Lanka, with rank 89. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score. When the indicator is reused, read the value with its stated unit because the evidence is strongest when each metric keeps its own scope.
The IHDI is 0.630, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 18.8% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.951 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.754, with a 2.8% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sri Lanka's HDI?
The UNDP table records Sri Lanka at 0.776 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 89.
How does inequality affect Sri Lanka's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.630 for Sri Lanka, which is 18.8% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
A quality-of-life indicator is included for Sri Lanka only when a dated comparable value is supported by the cited dataset. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by 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.