List of regions of Guatemala by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Guatemala by Human Development Index as of 2022.[1]
Human development Index by Region
| Rank | Region | HDI (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| High human development | ||
| 1 | Metropolitan (Guatemala) | 0.723 |
| Medium human development | ||
| 2 | Central (Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, Escuintla) | 0.640 |
| – | 0.629 | |
| 3 | Northeast (Chiquimula, El Progreso, Izabal, Zacapa) | 0.622 |
| 4 | Southeast (Jutiapa, Jalapa, Santa Rosa) | 0.615 |
| 5 | Petén (Petén) | 0.610 |
| 6 | Southwest (Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, Suchitepéquez, Sololá, Totonicapán) | 0.609 |
| 7 | North (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz) | 0.557 |
| 8 | Northwest (Huehuetenango, Quiché) | 0.556 |
Human development Index by Departament
| Rank | Region | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| High human development | ||
| - | Guatemala City | 0.792 |
| 1 | Guatemala | 0.719 |
| 2 | Sacatepéquez | 0.706 |
| Medium human development | ||
| 3 | El Progreso | 0.681 |
| 4 | Santa Rosa | 0.655 |
| 5 | Quetzaltenango | 0.653 |
| 6 | Escuintla | 0.650 |
| 7 | Zacapa | 0.650 |
| 8 | Retalhuleu | 0.650 |
| 9 | Jutiapa | 0.650 |
| 10 | Solola | 0.648 |
| 11 | Chimaltenango | 0.646 |
| 12 | Suchitepéquez | 0.635 |
| 0.634 | ||
| 13 | Baja Verapaz | 0.631 |
| 14 | Izabal | 0.626 |
| 15 | San Marcos | 0.624 |
| 16 | Petén | 0.624 |
| 17 | Jalapa | 0.617 |
| 18 | Chiquimula | 0.593 |
| 19 | Totonicapán | 0.590 |
| 20 | Huehuetenango | 0.567 |
| 21 | Quiché | 0.564 |
| 22 | Alta Verapaz | 0.560 |
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 December 2018.