Human Development & Quality of Life in Syria
Human Development
UNDP places Syria at rank 162 with a 2023 HDI of 0.564, a medium human development result. Reading beyond the headline, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 72.1 years. A second lens is equally relevant here: The GII reading of 0.490 (rank 127) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI.
What sits inside Syria's HDI
Syria's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 72.1 life expectancy, 7.4 expected schooling, 5.9 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $3,918 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
The broader UNDP dashboard for Syria adds GDI 0.787, GII 0.490, PHDI 0.553 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 comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Syria. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Syria's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Syria are PHDI 0.553 after a 2.0% adjustment; GDI 0.787. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
HDI for Syria stands at 0.564 in 2023, with UNDP rank 162. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score. For the evidence on this page, preserve the distinction between level and distribution rather than creating a broader claim than the source supports.
The GDI value is 0.787 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.553, with a 2.0% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Syria's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.564 and rank 162 for Syria.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Syria?
No IHDI observation is reproduced for Syria because the relevant UNDP table is blank. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For the evidence shown here, a subjective well-being figure for Syria 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. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. 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.