Human Development & Quality of Life in Ukraine
HDI 0.779 · UNDP rank 87 · latest published data
For 2023, Ukraine records HDI 0.779 and UNDP rank 87; that headline belongs to the high human development category. More revealing for this profile, the gender-development lens adds GDI 1.038 in UNDP group 2, which is kept separate from the headline HDI. At the same time, education combines 13.3 expected years of schooling with 11.1 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Ukraine's HDI
Looking at the published indicators, the UNDP inputs behind Ukraine's HDI are 73.4 for life expectancy, 13.3 for expected years of schooling, 11.1 for mean years of schooling and $16,933 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. These figures show what sits behind the composite score.
Inequality changes the headline
For Ukraine, 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 the headline HDI, Ukraine has GDI 1.038 in group 2; PHDI 0.717, a 8.0% adjustment from HDI. Each index answers a different question, so the dashboard keeps the values separate instead of collapsing them into a DigifyWorld score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
For Ukraine, the page has no verified OECD life-satisfaction observation to report, the absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Ukraine's numbers say together
Ukraine's additional indicators read as IHDI 0.715 with a 8.2% loss; PHDI 0.717 after a 8.0% adjustment; GDI 1.038. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined. For the evidence on this page, use the UNDP definition rather than a proxy because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
When reading this profile, the headline UNDP result for Ukraine is HDI 0.779, rank 87, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.715, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 8.2% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.038 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.717, with a 8.0% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ukraine's HDI?
Ukraine's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.779, corresponding to UNDP rank 87 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Ukraine's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.715 for Ukraine, which is 8.2% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Ukraine simply to complete the layout. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. Quality of life is broader than the HDI framework, which centres on health, education and income. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available.
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.