This is a list of the 14 Governorates of Syria by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. [1]
| Rank | Governorate | HDI (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Medium human development | ||
| 1 | As-Suwayda | 0.604 |
| 2 | Latakia | 0.599 |
| 3 | Damascus | 0.595 |
| 4 | Tartus | 0.594 |
| 5 | Homs | 0.578 |
| 6 | Rif Dimashq | 0.572 |
| 7 | Daraa | 0.566 |
| 8 | Hama | 0.563 |
| – |  Syria | 0.557 |
| Low human development | ||
| 9 | Quneitra | 0.542 |
| 10 | Deir ez-Zor | 0.530 |
| 11 | Idlib | 0.529 |
| 12 | Aleppo | 0.528 |
| 13 | Al-Hasakah | 0.507 |
| 14 | Raqqa | 0.499 |
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.