Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Syria
Syria: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.419 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Syria, 2010–2015
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality-adjusted human development index in Syria is 0.419, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
That places Syria 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1356 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1845 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Syria?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index in Syria was 0.419 in 2015, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.419 in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Syria ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2015.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.