List of Brazilian States By Human Development Index - Human Development Index

Human Development Index

Rank States and Regions HDI Comparable country (according to UNDP list)
1 Distrito Federal 0.911 0.874 United States Netherlands
3 São Paulo 0.889 0.825 Israel
2 Santa Catarina 0.851 0.833 United Arab Emirates
4 Rio de Janeiro 0.842 0.826 Cyprus
5 Rio Grande do Sul 0.831 0.829 Qatar
6 Mato Grosso do Sul 0.830 0.802 Qatar
— Southern Region 0.829 0.825 Qatar
— Southeast Region 0.824 0.817 Qatar
7 Paraná 0.823 0.816 Hungary
— Central-West Region 0.815 0.809 Hungary
— Brazil 0.808 0.800 Portugal
8 Espírito Santo 0.802 0.794 Chile Latvia
9 Goiás 0.800 0.794 Argentina
10 Minas Gerais 0.800 0.795 Argentina
11 Mato Grosso 0.796 0.793 Croatia
12 Amapá 0.780 0.762 Romania
13 Amazonas 0.780 0.766 Romania
14 Rondônia 0.776 0.768 Cuba
— North Region 0.764 0.755 Antigua and Barbuda
15 Tocantins 0.756 0.751 Belarus
16 Pará 0.755 0.749 Russia
17 Acre 0.751 0.748 Grenada
18 Roraima 0.750 0.741 Grenada
19 Bahia 0.742 0.732 Costa Rica
20 Sergipe 0.742 0.741 Costa Rica
21 Rio Grande do Norte 0.738 0.724 Albania Lebanon
22 Ceará 0.723 0.717 Saint Lucia
— Northeast Region 0.720 0.713 Ecuador
23 Pernambuco 0.718 0.710 Brazil
24 Paraíba 0.718 0.709 Brazil
25 Piauí 0.708 0.698 Colombia
26 Maranhão 0.704 0.686 Tonga
27 Alagoas 0.699 0.670 Turkey Belize

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