Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.594 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Tajikistan, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.594 for inequality-adjusted human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.594 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.553, in 2012.
Tajikistan ranks 88th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5634 | 0.553 | 0.575 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5817 | 0.568 | 0.594 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.258 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1154 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1154 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1334 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1993 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Tajikistan?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index in Tajikistan was 0.594 in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.594 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.553 in 2012.
- How does Tajikistan rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Tajikistan ranks 88th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.