List of Chilean Regions by Human Development Index

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Map of the Chilean regions by HDI in 2017.

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This article presents a list of Chilean regions ranked by their Human Development Index (HDI), which is a value between 0 and 1 that summarizes the overall quality of life in a country or region. The HDI is calculated using three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and having a decent standard of living. [1]

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Chile leads Latin America with the highest HDI [2] , and the latest data rank several Chilean subdivisions among the most developed in the region.

Regions

RankRegionHDI (2022) [3]
Very High Human Development
1Flag of the Metropolitan Region, Chile.svg Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.890
2Flag of Tarapaca, Chile.svg Tarapacá 0.887
Flag of Arica y Parinacota, Chile.svg Arica y Parinacota
4Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile.svg Antofagasta 0.881
5Flag of Valparaiso Region, Chile.svg Valparaíso Region 0.876
6Flag of Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena, Chile.svg Magallanes 0.872
7Flag of Atacama, Chile.svg Atacama 0.864
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (average)0.860
8Flag of Coquimbo Region, Chile.svg Coquimbo 0.838
9Flag of Biobio Region, Chile.svg Biobío Region 0.834
Flag of Nuble Region, Chile.svg Ñuble Region
11Flag of O'Higgins Region, Chile.svg O'Higgins 0.829
12Flag of Aysen, Chile.svg  Aysén 0.816
13Flag of Los Lagos Region, Chile.svg Los Lagos Region 0.803
Flag of Los Rios, Chile.svg Los Ríos Region
High Human Development
15Flag of Maule, Chile.svg Maule Region 0.798
16Flag of La Araucania Region.svg Araucanía 0.795

See also

References

  1. "Human Development Index (HDI)". Human Development Reports. UNDP. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. Human Development Report 2025. United Nations Development Programme. May 16, 2025. p. 278. ISBN   9789211576092 . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. "Subnational HDI". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 2 July 2025.