List of regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index as of 2021.[1]
Rank | Region | HDI (2021) | Comparable country (2021) |
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Medium human development | |||
1 | Central (Kabul, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Parwan, Panjshir) | 0.550 | Uganda |
Low human development | |||
2 | North (Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab) | 0.497 | Gambia |
– | Afghanistan (average) | 0.478 | DR Congo |
3 | South East (Ghazni Paktya Paktika Khost) | 0.476 | Guinea |
4 | Central Highlands (Bamyan, Daykundi) | 0.472 | Guinea |
5 | East (Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan) | 0.459 | Sierra Leone |
6 | West (Ghor, Herat, Badghis, Farah) | 0.447 | Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone |
7 | North East (Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan, Kunduz) | 0.444 | Burkina Faso |
8 | South (Uruzgan, Helmand, Zabul, Nimroz, Kandahar) | 0.407 | Mali |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.