This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022. Of the seven provinces of Nepal, four are considered to have "medium human development" per the Human Development Index, namely Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi Pradesh, and Lumbini. The other three, which are considered to have "low human development", are Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Madhesh.
This is a list of provinces by Human Development Index according to new formed Provinces of Nepal:
| Rank | Provinces | HDI (2022) [1] |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Human Development | ||
| 1 | Bagmati | 0.658 |
| 2 | Gandaki | 0.638 |
| — |  Nepal (average) | 0.601 |
| 3 | Koshi Pradesh | 0.598 |
| 4 | Lumbini | 0.594 |
| 5 | Sudurpashchim | 0.579 |
| 6 | Karnali | 0.575 |
| Low human development | ||
| 7 | Madhesh | 0.548 |
This is a list of former development regions of Nepal (until 2015) by Human Development Index as of 2021. [2]
| Rank | Region (Zones) | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Human Development | ||
| 1 | Western (Gandaki, Lumbini, Dhaulagiri) | 0.659 |
| 5 | Mid-Western | 0.627 |
| – | Nepal (average) | 0.602 |
| 3 | Eastern (Mechi, Kosi, Sagarmatha) | 0.598 |
| 4 | Far-Western | 0.583 |
| 2 | Central | 0.557 |
Human Development Index (by UN Method) of regions in Nepal since 1990. [2]
| Region | HDI 1990 | HDI 1995 | HDI 2000 | HDI 2005 | HDI 2010 | HDI 2015 | HDI 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 0.382 | 0.413 | 0.442 | 0.483 | 0.529 | 0.571 | 0.583 |
| Eastern | 0.406 | 0.440 | 0.459 | 0.477 | 0.538 | 0.569 | 0.577 |
| Far-Western | 0.352 | 0.382 | 0.414 | 0.444 | 0.493 | 0.542 | 0.556 |
| Mid-Western | 0.338 | 0.366 | 0.421 | 0.450 | 0.499 | 0.541 | 0.554 |
| Western | 0.389 | 0.421 | 0.465 | 0.488 | 0.543 | 0.589 | 0.601 |
| Nepal | 0.379 | 0.411 | 0.446 | 0.474 | 0.528 | 0.568 | 0.580 |
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