List of administrative units of Pakistan by Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank some area by level of "human development" and separate developed ( very High development), developing (High and Medium development), and underdeveloped (Low development) areas. The statistics is composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI (as an indicator of standard of living) collected at the national level.
Administrative units by Human Development Index
This is a list of provinces and administrative territories of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022.
Rank | Region | HDI (2022)[1] |
---|---|---|
Medium human development | ||
1 | Islamabad Capital Territory | 0.654 |
2 | ![]() | 0.589 |
3 | ![]() | 0.574 |
Low Human development | ||
4 | ![]() | 0.546 |
- | ![]() | 0.540 |
5 | ![]() | 0.514 |
6 | ![]() | 0.511 |
7 | ![]() | 0.460 |
8 | ![]() | 0.453 |
See also
- Education in Pakistan
- Demographics of Pakistan
- Economy of Pakistan
- Health in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani provinces by gross domestic product
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
Further reading
- UNDP Pakistan (2017). "Fact Sheet 'Uneashing the potential of a young Pakistan'" (PDF). National Human Development Report 2017. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2023.