Development Ledger · Middle East & North Africa
Israel
HDI rank 27 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.919
+0.132 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.813
11.5% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
82.4 yrs
Expected schooling 14.9 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$48,050
Mean schooling 13.5 yrs
HDI over Time
Israel against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.960
Education0.864
Income0.933
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.73. A child born today will be 73% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Israel against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.