Human Development & Quality of Life in Uganda
Human Development
A 2023 HDI of 0.582 puts Uganda at UNDP rank 157, classified as medium human development. More revealing for this profile, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 68.3 years. At the same time, education combines 11.6 expected years of schooling with 6.3 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Uganda's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Uganda rests on life expectancy of 68.3, schooling measures of 11.6 expected years and 6.3 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $2,736 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
For Uganda, 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
Beyond HDI, Uganda's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.908, GII 0.524, PHDI 0.569. 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 Uganda in this release.
What Uganda's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Uganda are IHDI 0.400 with a 31.3% loss; PHDI 0.569 after a 2.2% adjustment; GDI 0.908. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
At 0.582, Uganda's 2023 HDI corresponds to UNDP rank 157. The ranking reflects the HDI framework only and does not capture every aspect of lived experience. For the evidence on this page, do not infer an unstated comparison because the evidence is strongest when each metric keeps its own scope.
The IHDI is 0.400, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 31.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.908 in group 4; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.569, with a 2.2% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Uganda's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Uganda an HDI of 0.582 for 2023 and rank 157.
How does inequality affect Uganda's HDI?
For Uganda, IHDI is 0.400 and the associated inequality loss is 31.3%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements. For the evidence on this page, keep unlike indices separate because the index and its adjustments have different meanings.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Uganda, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation, the absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The HDI calculation does not include every aspect of quality of life. The page treats life satisfaction as a separate experience-based measure, not part of the UNDP index.
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.