The following table presents a listing of Argentina's provinces and its autonomous city, ranked in order of their Human Development Index. The last report is from 2022 and covers data from 2021. It is elaborated by the United Nations Development Programme.
Rank | Province or region | HDI (2021) [1] |
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1 | Buenos Aires City | 0.889 |
2 | La Pampa | 0.861 |
3 | Chubut | 0.859 |
4 | Tierra del Fuego | 0.856 |
5 | Santa Cruz | 0.854 |
6 | Mendoza | 0.848 |
7 | Catamarca | 0.844 |
Río Negro | ||
Salta | ||
10 | San Luis | 0.843 |
11 | Buenos Aires | 0.842 |
Misiones | ||
13 | Córdoba | 0.841 |
Santa Fe | ||
Tucumán | ||
16 | Jujuy | 0.840 |
La Rioja | ||
18 | Corrientes | 0.839 |
19 | San Juan | 0.838 |
20 | Entre Ríos | 0.836 |
21 | Santiago del Estero | 0.833 |
22 | Neuquén | 0.832 |
23 | Formosa | 0.812 |
24 | Chaco | 0.797 |
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