List of Canadian provinces and territories by Human Development Index

Map of the provinces and territories of Canada by HDI in 2021

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. The 2021 estimate merges the province and territories of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon into one, rather than classifying them separately.

Human Development Index

Rank	Province or territory	HDI (2022) [1]
1	Alberta	0.947
2	British Columbia	0.946
3	Ontario	0.942
—	Canada (average)	0.939
4	Prince Edward Island	0.929
	Northwest Territories
	Yukon
	Nunavut
8	Quebec	0.926
9	Saskatchewan	0.920
10	Nova Scotia	0.909
11	Manitoba	0.907
12	New Brunswick	0.904
13	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.901

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. "Subnational HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.