List of administrative units of Pakistan by Human Development Index
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
[edit]This is a list of provinces and administrative territories of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022 based on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) findings.
| Rank | Region | HDI (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Very High Human Development | ||
| 1 | Islamabad Capital Territory | 0.902 |
| High Human Development | ||
| 2 |  Azad Kashmir
|
0.784 |
| 3 |  Punjab
|
0.742 |
| 4 |  Gilgit Baltistan
|
0.726 |
| - | Pakistan
|
0.701 |
| Medium Human Development | ||
| 5 |  Sindh
|
0.688 |
| Low Human Development | ||
| 6 |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
0.589 |
| 7 |  Balochistan
|
0.527 |
| 8 |  FATA
|
0.501 |
See also
[edit]- Education in Pakistan
- Demographics of Pakistan
- Economy of Pakistan
- Health in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani provinces by gross domestic product
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- 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.