List of Liberian counties by Human Development Index

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This is a list of Liberian counties by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1]

RankCountyHDI (2022)
Medium human development
1Flag of Montserrado County.svg Montserrado Increase2.svg 0.554
Low human development
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Increase2.svg 0.487
2Flag of River Gee County.svg River Gee Increase2.svg 0.478
3Flag of Maryland County.svg Maryland Increase2.svg 0.477
4Flag of Grand Gedeh County.svg Grand Gedeh Increase2.svg 0.472
5Flag of Nimba County.svg Nimba Decrease2.svg 0.471
6Flag of Margibi County.svg Margibi Decrease2.svg 0.470
7Flag of Bomi County.svg Bomi Increase2.svg 0.467
8Flag of Bong County.svg Bong Increase2.svg 0.450
9Flag of Grand Kru County.svg Grand Kru Increase2.svg 0.444
10Flag of Sinoe County.svg Sinoe Decrease2.svg 0.441
11Flag of Rivercess County.svg Rivercess Increase2.svg 0.434
12Flag of Lofa County.svg Lofa Increase2.svg 0.428
13Flag of Grand Bassa County.svg Grand Bassa Steady2.svg 0.420
14Flag of Grand Cape Mount County.svg Grand Cape Mount Decrease2.svg 0.402
15Flag of Gbarpolu County.svg Gbarpolu Increase2.svg 0.394

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References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.