List of subnational entities with the highest and lowest Human Development Index

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UNDP to measure the country's development in its annual Human Development Reports.The index was initially calculated at the country level. The Global Data Lab at Radboud University in the Netherlands launched a subnational HDI (SHDI) in 2018, which covers around 1,800 regions in over 160 countries to better reflect the differences within countries.[1][2] Global Data Lab also provides the Subnational Human the Subnational Gender Development Index (SGDI) and data on income, years of education and life expectancy on the subnational level. The SHDI and SGDI are based on the UNDP's official HDI and GDI
, but they use subnational data in addition to national data.

Regions with the highest and lowest HDI

25 highest HDIs
The top 25 regions with the highest HDI in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region County HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Zurich   Switzerland 0.989
2 Oslo and Akershus  Norway 0.980
Australian Capital Territory  Australia
4 Greater London  United Kingdom 0.973
5 Hamburg  Germany 0.972
Stockholm County  Sweden
7 Western Australia  Australia 0.967
Capital Region of Denmark  Denmark
9 Lake Geneva region   Switzerland 0.966
10 Utrecht province  Netherlands 0.964
11 North Holland  Netherlands 0.962
12 Ticino   Switzerland 0.961
13 Prague  Czech Republic 0.960
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region
  Finland
15 Berlin  Germany 0.959
16 Wellington Region  New Zealand 0.958
Western Norway  Norway
18 Northwestern Switzerland   Switzerland 0.957
19 Baden-Württemberg  Germany 0.956
Trøndelag  Norway 0.956
21 Alberta  Canada 0.955
22 Bremen  Germany 0.954
23 Brussels  Belgium 0.953
Central Slovenia  Slovenia
25 New South Wales  Australia 0.952
Capital Area (Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon)  South Korea
Central Switzerland   Switzerland

25 lowest HDIs
The top 25 regions with the lowest HDi in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Low human development
1 Middle Juba  Somalia 0.232
2 Zone 2 (Borkou, Ennedi, Tibesti,
Kanem, Barh El Gazel, Lac) 		 Chad 0.268
3 Galguduud  Somalia 0.279
4 Zone 5 (Chari-Baguirmi, Dababa,
Baguirmi, Hadjer-Lamis) 		 Chad 0.284
5 Sahel Region  Burkina Faso 0.286
6 Hiran  Somalia 0.291
Zone 4 (Ouaddai, Assoungha,
Sila, Wadi Fira) 		 Chad
8 Bay  Somalia 0.294
9 Bakool  Somalia 0.295
10 Lower Juba  Somalia 0.300
11 Warrap  South Sudan 0.311
12 Middle Shabelle  Somalia 0.315
13 Lower Shabelle  Somalia 0.323
Togdheer  Somalia
15 Gedo  Somalia 0.330
16 Timbuktu Region  Mali 0.331
17 Zone 3 (Guera, Batha, Salamat)  Chad 0.334
18 Kebbi State  Nigeria 0.335
Jonglei State  South Sudan
20 Sokoto State  Nigeria 0.336
21 Sool  Somalia 0.338
22 Southeastern Region (Basse-Kotto,
Mbomou, Haut-Mbomou) 		 Central African Republic 0.340
23 Kuntaur  Gambia 0.342
24 Unity State  South Sudan 0.344
25 Lakes State  South Sudan 0.348

Africa

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 South (Grand Port, Savanne,
Plaines Wilhems, Rivière Noire) 		 Mauritius 0.812
High human development
2 Port Said Governorate  Egypt 0.797
3 North (Port Louis, Pamplemousses,
Rivière du Rempart, Flacq, Moka) 		 Mauritius 0.796
4 Suez Governorate  Egypt 0.783
5 Alexandria Governorate  Egypt 0.780
6 Cairo Governorate  Egypt 0.779
7 Grand Tunis  Tunisia 0.775
8 South-East District  Botswana 0.770
9 North Center (Algiers, Blida,
Boumerdès, Tipaza, Bouïra, Médéa,
Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa, Chlef, Aïn Defla) 		 Algeria 0.767
10 Damietta Governorate  Egypt 0.757

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Low human development
1 Middle Juba  Somalia 0.232
2 Zone 2 (Borkou, Ennedi, Tibesti,
Kanem, Barh El Gazel, Lac) 		 Chad 0.268
3 Galguduud  Somalia 0.279
4 Zone 5 (Chari-Baguirmi, Dababa,
Baguirmi, Hadjer-Lamis) 		 Chad 0.284
5 Sahel Region  Burkina Faso 0.286
6 Hiran  Somalia 0.291
Zone 4 (Ouaddai, Assoungha,
Sila, Wadi Fira) 		 Chad
8 Bay  Somalia 0.294
9 Bakool  Somalia 0.295
10 Lower Juba  Somalia 0.300

Asia

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in Asia in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Capital Area (Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon)  South Korea 0.952
2 Southern Kantō (Saitama, Chiba,
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano) 		 Japan 0.951
3 Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang,
Busan, Ulsan) 		 South Korea 0.936
4 Kansai (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo,
Nara, Wakayama) 		 Japan 0.928
5 Tōkai (Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie)  Japan 0.924
6 Chūgoku (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama,
Hiroshima, Yamaguchi) 		 Japan 0.921
7 Northern Kantō (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma)  Japan 0.913
8 Chungcheong (North Chungcheong,
South Chungcheong, Daejeon, Sejong) 		 South Korea 0.912
10 Beijing  China 0.907
Jeju  South Korea 0.907

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in Asia in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Low human development
1 Hajjah, Sa'dah, 'Amran  Yemen 0.395
2 Al Hudaydah, Al Mahwit  Yemen 0.406
3 South (
Uruzgan, Helmand, Zabul, Nimroz,
Kandahar
) 		 Afghanistan 0.407
4 Al Bayda, Dhamar, Raymah  Yemen 0.408
5 North East (Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan,
Kunduz) 		 Afghanistan 0.444
6 West (Ghor, Herat, Badghis, Farah)  Afghanistan 0.447
7 Ibb  Yemen 0.450
8 Former Federally Administered Tribal Areas  Pakistan 0.456
9 East (Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan)  Afghanistan 0.459
10 Balochistan  Pakistan 0.463

Europe

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in Europe in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region County HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1
Zürich Canton
   Switzerland 0.989
2 Oslo and Akershus  Norway 0.980
3 Greater London  United Kingdom 0.973
4 Hamburg  Germany 0.972
Stockholm County  Sweden
6 Capital Region of Denmark  Denmark 0.967
7 Lake Geneva region   Switzerland 0.966
8 Utrecht province  Netherlands 0.964
9 North Holland  Netherlands 0.962
10 Ticino   Switzerland 0.961

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in Europe in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
High human development
1 Southeastern Statistical Region  Macedonia 0.722
2 Severozapaden Planning Region  Bulgaria 0.739
3 Center Moldova  Republic of Moldova 0.742
Northeastern Statistical Region  Macedonia
5
Gjilan District
  Kosovo 0.743
6 North Moldova  Republic of Moldova 0.746
7 Eastern Statistical Region  Macedonia 0.747
8
Gjakova District
  Kosovo 0.748
9 Prizren district  Kosovo 0.751
10 Polog Statistical Region  Macedonia 0.753
Yugoiztochen Planning Region  Bulgaria 0.753

North America

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in North America in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Alberta  Canada 0.955
2 Massachusetts  United States 0.949
3 Connecticut  United States 0.948
4 Minnesota  United States 0.947
5 British Columbia  Canada 0.944
6 Ontario  Canada 0.943
New Hampshire  United States
New Jersey  United States
9 Colorado  United States 0.942
10
District of Columbia
  United States 0.940
Hawaii  United States
North Dakota  United States
Washington  United States

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in North America in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Low human development
1 Centre  Haiti 0.485
2 Artibonite  Haiti 0.501
3 Grand'Anse, Nippes  Haiti 0.505
4 Sud-Est  Haiti 0.513
5 Sud  Haiti 0.520
6 Nord-Est  Haiti 0.524
7 Nord-Ouest  Haiti 0.527
8 Lempira Department  Honduras 0.544
Medium human development
9 Nord  Haiti 0.550
Gracias a Dios Department  Honduras 0.550

South America

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in South America in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Santiago Metropolitan Region  Chile 0.886
2 Tarapacá Region  Chile 0.882
3 Antofagasta Region  Chile 0.876
4 Valparaíso Region  Chile 0.871
5 Magallanes Region  Chile 0.867
6 Atacama Region  Chile 0.859
7 Greater Buenos Aires  Argentina 0.844
8 Patagonia Region  Argentina 0.843
9 Cuyo  Argentina 0.841
Pampas region
  Argentina

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in South America in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Medium human development
1 Brokopondo and Sipaliwini  Suriname 0.597
2 Potosí Department  Bolivia 0.606
3 Apure  Venezuela 0.619
4 Vaupés Department  Colombia 0.625
5 Potaro-Siparuni  Guyana 0.627
6 Barima-Waini  Guyana 0.635
7 Barinas  Venezuela 0.637
8 Portuguesa  Venezuela 0.638
9 Guárico  Venezuela 0.653
10 La Guajira Department  Colombia 0.656

Oceania

Top 10 highest

The 10 regions with the highest HDI in Oceania in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Australian Capital Territory  Australia 0.980
2 Western Australia  Australia 0.967
3 Wellington Region  New Zealand 0.958
4 New South Wales  Australia 0.952
5 Auckland Region  New Zealand 0.951
6 Victoria  Australia 0.948
7 Queensland  Australia 0.944
8 Northern Territory  Australia 0.940
9 South Australia  Australia 0.939
Taranaki  New Zealand

Top 10 lowest

The 10 regions with the lowest HDI in Oceania in 2021 were:[3]

Rank Region Country HDI (2021)
Low human development
1 Hela Province  Papua New Guinea 0.463
2 Enga Province  Papua New Guinea 0.490
3 Southern Highlands Province  Papua New Guinea 0.490
4 Gulf Province  Papua New Guinea 0.524
5 Eastern Highlands Province  Papua New Guinea 0.525
6 Sandaun Province  Papua New Guinea 0.532
7 Penama Province  Vanuatu 0.545
8 Torba Province  Vanuatu 0.547
Medium human development
9 East Sepik Province  Papua New Guinea 0.552
Jiwaka Province  Papua New Guinea 0.554

References

  1. ^ Nations, United (2018-05-31). The Subnational Human Development Index: Moving beyond country-level averages (Report). United Nations.
  2. ISSN 2052-4463
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Subnational HDI (v7.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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