This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019. Of the seven provinces of Nepal, four are considered to have "medium human development" per the Human Development Index, namely Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi Pradesh, and Lumbini. The other three, which are considered to have "low human development", are Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Madhesh.
Provinces (2019)[edit]
This is a list of provinces by Human Development Index according to new formed Provinces of Nepal:
| Rank | Provinces | HDI (2019)[1] | Comparable Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Human Development | ||||
| 1 | Bagmati | 0.669 |  Nicaragua
| |
| 2 | Gandaki | 0.621 |  Laos
| |
| — |  Nepal (average) |
0.602 |  Ghana
| |
| 3 | Koshi Pradesh | 0.580 |  Comoros
| |
| 4 | Lumbini | 0.563 |  Solomon Islands
| |
| Low human development | ||||
| 5 | Sudurpashchim | 0.547 |  Togo
| |
| 6 | Karnali | 0.538 |  Pakistan  Mauritania
|
|
| 7 | Madhesh | 0.519 |  Lesotho
|
|
Former regions (2021)[edit]
This is a list of former development regions of Nepal (until 2015) by Human Development Index as of 2021.[2]
| Rank | Region (Zones) | HDI (2021) | Comparable
Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Human Development | |||
| 1 | Western
(Gandaki, Lumbini, Dhaulagiri) |
0.659 |  Cape Verde
|
| 5 | Mid-Western | 0.627 |  Kiribati
|
| – | Nepal (average)
|
0.602 | Ghana
|
| 3 | Eastern (Mechi, Kosi, Sagarmatha) | 0.598 |  Cambodia
|
| 4 | Far-Western | 0.583 | Comoros
|
| 2 | Central | 0.557 |  Syria
|
Trends by UNDP reports (International HDI)[edit]
Human Development Index (by UN Method) of regions in Nepal since 1990.[2]
| Region | HDI 1990 | HDI 1995 | HDI 2000 | HDI 2005 | HDI 2010 | HDI 2015 | HDI 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 0.382 | 0.413 | 0.442 | 0.483 | 0.529 | 0.571 | 0.583 |
| Eastern | 0.406 | 0.440 | 0.459 | 0.477 | 0.538 | 0.569 | 0.577 |
| Far-Western | 0.352 | 0.382 | 0.414 | 0.444 | 0.493 | 0.542 | 0.556 |
| Mid-Western | 0.338 | 0.366 | 0.421 | 0.450 | 0.499 | 0.541 | 0.554 |
| Western | 0.389 | 0.421 | 0.465 | 0.488 | 0.543 | 0.589 | 0.601 |
| Nepal | 0.379 | 0.411 | 0.446 | 0.474 | 0.528 | 0.568 | 0.580 |
See also[edit]
- List of Nepalese provinces by Population
- List of Nepalese provinces by GDP
- List of countries by HDI
- Administrative divisions of Nepal
References[edit]
- ^ "Human Development Index–Human Development Reports" (PDF). GoN, UNDP. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Human Development Indices (5.0)". Global Data Lab. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2018.