List of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022.^[1]

Rank	Region	HDI (2022)
Very high human development
1	Capital Area (Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon)	0.961
–	South Korea (average)	0.929
2	Gyeongnam [Southern Gyeongsang] (South Gyeongsang, Busan, Ulsan)	0.926
3	Chungcheong (North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, Daejeon, Sejong)	0.913
4	Jeolla (North Jeolla, South Jeolla, Gwangju)	0.910
5	Gangwon	0.906
6	Jeju	0.905
7	Gyeongbuk [Northern Gyeongsang] (North Gyeongsang, Daegu)	0.866

Map of the South Korean regions by HDI in 2018.
Legend:

  > 0.920

  0.900 – 0.920

  0.890 – 0.900

  0.880 – 0.890

  < 0.880

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index