Human Development & Quality of Life in Vietnam
Human Development
A 2023 HDI of 0.766 puts Vietnam at UNDP rank 93, classified as high human development. More revealing for this profile, the income component uses GNI per capita of $13,033 in 2021 PPP dollars. At the same time, gender development sits close to parity on the GDI measure at 0.997 (UNDP group 1).
What sits inside Vietnam's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Vietnam rests on life expectancy of 74.6, schooling measures of 15.5 expected years and 9.0 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $13,033 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
For Vietnam, 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, Vietnam's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.997, GII 0.299, PHDI 0.699. The indicators add context without becoming a single composite DigifyWorld rating.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
For Vietnam, the page has no verified OECD life-satisfaction observation to report. An unavailable observation remains omitted rather than estimated.
What Vietnam's numbers say together
Vietnam's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.641 with a 16.3% loss; PHDI 0.699 after a 8.7% adjustment; GDI 0.997. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.766 for Vietnam, with rank 93. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score.
The IHDI is 0.641, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 16.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.997 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.699, with a 8.7% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Vietnam's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.766 and rank 93 for Vietnam.
How does inequality affect Vietnam's HDI?
After the inequality adjustment, Vietnam's index falls to 0.641; UNDP quantifies the overall loss at 16.3%.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Vietnam, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation, the profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. 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.