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Jesse Ventura
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank some area by level of "human development" and separate developed (Very High development), developing (High and Medium development), and underdeveloped (Low development) areas. The statistics is composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI (as an indicator of standard of living) collected at the national level.
Administrative units by Human Development Index
This is a list of provinces and administrative territories of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2017 based on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) findings.[1]
| Rank | Region | HDI (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | ||
| 1 | Islamabad Capital Territory | 0.875 |
| High human development | ||
| 2 |  Azad Kashmir
|
0.734 |
| 3 |  Punjab
|
0.732 |
| Medium human development | ||
| - |  Pakistan |
0.681 |
| 4 |  Sindh
|
0.640 |
| 5 |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
0.628 |
| 6 | Gilgit-Baltistan
|
0.579 |
| Low human development | ||
| 7 |  Balochistan
|
0.523 |
See also
- Education in Pakistan
- Demographics of Pakistan
- Economy of Pakistan
- Health in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani provinces by gross domestic product
References
- ^ "Pakistan National Human Development Report 2017: Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme Pakistan. 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
Further reading
- UNDP Pakistan (2017). "Fact Sheet 'Uneashing the potential of a young Pakistan'" (PDF). National Human Development Report 2017. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2023.