This is a list of the regions of the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1]
Rank | Region | Country | HDI (2022) |
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Very high human development | |||
1 | Northern Estonia | Estonia | 0.941 |
2 | Riga | Latvia | 0.937 |
3 | Vilnius County | Lithuania | 0.918 |
– | Estonia (average) | 0.899 | |
4 | Pierīga Region | Latvia | 0.898 |
5 | Kaunas County | Lithuania | 0.886 |
6 | Klaipėda County | Lithuania | 0.880 |
– | Lithuania (average) | 0.879 | |
– | Latvia (average) | 0.879 | |
7 | South Estonia | Estonia | 0.873 |
8 | Kurzeme Region | Latvia | 0.870 |
9 | Vidzeme Region | Latvia | 0.868 |
10 | Zemgale Region | Latvia | 0.861 |
11 | Northeastern Estonia | Estonia | 0.857 |
12 | Western Estonia | Estonia | 0.855 |
13 | Šiauliai County | Lithuania | 0.852 |
14-15 | Panevėžys County | Lithuania | 0.850 |
14-15 | Telšiai County | Lithuania | 0.850 |
16-17 | Alytus County | Lithuania | 0.846 |
16-17 | Latgale Region | Latvia | 0.846 |
18 | Central Estonia | Estonia | 0.838 |
19 | Utena County | Lithuania | 0.837 |
20 | Marijampolė County | Lithuania | 0.835 |
21 | Tauragė County | Lithuania | 0.825 |
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.