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
[edit]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 |  Azad Kashmir
|
0.589 | |
| 3 |  Gilgit Baltistan
|
0.574 | |
| 4 |  Punjab
|
0.546 | |
| Low Human development | |||
| Pakistan
|
0.540 | ||
| 5 |  Sindh
|
0.514 | |
| 6 |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
0.511 | |
| 7 |  Balochistan
|
0.460 | |
| 8 |  FATA
|
0.453 | |
See also
[edit]- Education in Pakistan
- Demographics of Pakistan
- Economy of Pakistan
- Health in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani provinces by gross domestic product
References
[edit]- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.