List of Canadian provinces and territories by Human Development Index

This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by their Human Development Index, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each province and territory. All Canadian provinces and territories have a very high (greater than 0.800) HDI.

Human Development Index

Rank	Province or territory	HDI (2023) [1]
1	Ontario	0.945
2	Quebec	0.945
3	Alberta	0.942
—	Canada (average)	0.940
4	British Columbia	0.937
5	Yukon	0.934
6	Saskatchewan	0.932
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.928
8	Prince Edward Island	0.924
9	Nova Scotia	0.920
10	Manitoba	0.914
11	New Brunswick	0.914
12	Northwest Territories	0.899
13	Nunavut	0.834

See also

• International rankings of Canada
• List of Canadian provinces and territories by GDP
• List of Canadian provinces and territories by life expectancy
• List of governments in Canada by annual expenditures
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial name etymologies
• Population of Canada by province and territory

References

1. Shariati, Alisaleh (October 2025). The Human Development Index in Canada: Ranking the Provinces and Territories Internationally (PDF). Centre for the Study of Living Standards Research Report 2025-03 (Report). Centre for the Study of Living Standards. Retrieved 19 January 2026.