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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.