List of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index

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This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019. 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.

Provinces (2019)[edit]

New formed Provinces

This is a list of provinces by Human Development Index according to new formed Provinces of Nepal:

Rank Provinces HDI (2019)[1]
Medium Human Development
1 Bagmati 0.669
2 Gandaki 0.621
 Nepal (average) 0.602
3 Koshi Pradesh 0.580
4 Lumbini 0.563
Low human development
5 Sudurpashchim 0.547
6 Karnali 0.538
7 Madhesh 0.519

Former regions (2021)[edit]

Former development regions of Nepal

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 (Rapti, Bheri, Karnali) 0.627
 Nepal (average) 0.602
3 Eastern (Mechi, Kosi, Sagarmatha) 0.598
4 Far-Western (Seti, Mahakali) 0.583
2 Central (Janakpu, Bagmati, Narayani) 0.557

Trends by UNDP reports (International HDI)[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Human Development Index–Human Development Reports" (PDF). GoN, UNDP. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Human Development Indices (5.0)". Global Data Lab. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2018.