Legend: 0.700 – 0.799 (high) 0.692 – 0.699 (medium) 0.635 – 0.691 (lower than average) N/D (Data unavailable)
This is a list of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2021.
| Rank | Region | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| High Human Development | ||
| 1 |  Kirkuk
|
 0.705
|
| 2 |  Baghdad
|
0.704
|
| Sulaymaniyah (with Halabja)
| ||
| 4 | Erbil
|
0.702
|
| 5 |  Dohuk
|
0.701
|
| Medium Human Development | ||
| 6 |  Diyala
|
0.695
|
 Nineveh (with Tal Afar)
| ||
| 8 | Saladin (with Tuz Khurmatu) | 0.692
|
| - |  Iraq (average)
|
0.686 |
| 9 | Dhi Qar | 0.684
|
| 10 | Babylon | 0.682
|
| 11 | Al Anbar | 0.680
|
| 12 | Al-Qādisiyyah | 0.678
|
| 13 | Karbala |  0.666
|
| 14 | Basra | 0.664
|
| 15 | Wasit | 0.656
|
| 16 | Najaf | 0.655
|
| 17 | Muthanna | 0.644
|
| 18 | Maysan | 0.635
|
See also
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.