Human Development & Quality of Life in Uruguay
HDI 0.862 · UNDP rank 48 · latest published data
In UNDP's 2023 index data, Uruguay has HDI 0.862 and rank 48, which corresponds to very high human development. Reading beyond the headline, gender development sits close to parity on the GDI measure at 1.017 (UNDP group 1). A second lens is equally relevant here: Planetary pressures reduce the adjusted index to 0.804, a 6.7% change from HDI.
What sits inside Uruguay's HDI
For Uruguay, health contributes through life expectancy of 78.1; education through 17.5 expected and 10.5 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $28,650 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI.
Inequality changes the headline
In Uruguay's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Uruguay, the available complementary indices are GDI 1.017, GII 0.218, PHDI 0.804. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Uruguay page can reproduce. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
What Uruguay's numbers say together
Uruguay's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.747 with a 13.3% loss; PHDI 0.804 after a 6.7% adjustment; GDI 1.017. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
Within the UNDP framework, the headline UNDP result for Uruguay is HDI 0.862, rank 48, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.747, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 13.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.017 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.804, with a 6.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Uruguay's HDI?
The UNDP table records Uruguay at 0.862 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 48.
How does inequality affect Uruguay's HDI?
Uruguay's Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.747. The published overall loss is 13.3% relative to HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Looking at the published indicators, a subjective well-being figure for Uruguay is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI combines health, education and income. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into 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.