List of regions of the United Kingdom by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of the United Kingdom by Human Development Index as of 2022. The regions are ITL 1 statistical regions of the United Kingdom (formerly NUTS 1). The Human Development Index figures are calculated and published by the Global Data Lab.^[1]

ITL 1 statistical regions of the United Kingdom by Human Development Index as of 2022.

Rank	ITL 1 Region	HDI (2022)[1]
Very high human development
1	Greater London	0.984
2	South East England	0.954
–	United Kingdom (average)	0.940
3	South West England	0.936
4	Scotland	0.933
5	North West England	0.928
6	East of England	0.927
7	East Midlands	0.925
	West Midlands
9	Yorkshire and the Humber	0.920
10	North East England	0.911
11	Wales	0.910
12	Northern Ireland	0.907

Map of the regions of the United Kingdom by HDI in 2021.
Legend:

  > 0.950

  0.940–0.949

  0.930–0.939

  0.920–0.929

  0.910–0.919

  0.900–0.909

  0.890–0.899