This is a list of Russian federal subjects by Human Development Index as of 2019 (2021 data - Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation). [1]
This is a list of Russian federal districts by Human Development Index as of 2021. [2]
Rank | Federal district | HDI (2021) |
---|---|---|
Very high human development | ||
1 | Central Federal District | 0.845 |
2 | Ural Federal District | 0.839 |
3 | Northwestern Federal District | 0.833 |
– | Russia (average) | 0.822 |
4 | Far Eastern Federal District | 0.808 |
5 | Volga Federal District | 0.804 |
High human development | ||
6 | Southern Federal District | 0.799 |
7 | Siberian Federal District | 0.794 |
8 | North Caucasian Federal District | 0.793 |
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office.
The federal districts are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia. Federal districts are not mentioned in the nation's constitution, and do not have competences of their own and do not manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between the federal and regional bodies of law, and ensuring governmental control over the civil service, judiciary, and federal agencies, operating in the regions.