List of regions of the Dominican Republic by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of the Dominican Republic by Human Development Index as of 2024.^[1]

Regions of the Dominican Republic by HDI in 2018

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Rank	Region	HDI (2022)
High human development
1	Region 0 (Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Monte Plata)	0.781
-	Dominican Republic (average)	0.766
2	Region VIII (La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez)	0.765
3	Region I (Peravia, San Cristobal, San José de Ocoa, Azua)	0.762
	Region III (Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Hermanas Mirabal, Samana)
5	Region II (Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago)	0.759
6	Region IV (Independencia, Bahoruco, Barahona, Pedernales Province)	0.754
7	Region V (El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Hato Mayor)	0.750
8	Region VII (Dajabon, Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde)	0.740
9	Region VI (San Juan, Elias Pina)	0.733