List of governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index

This is a list of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2021.^[1]

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

Map of the Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index.
Legend:

  0.700 – 0.799 (high)

  0.692 – 0.699 (medium)

  0.635 – 0.691 (lower than average)

  N/D (Data unavailable)

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index