List of Chilean Regions by Human Development Index
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is an indicator developed by the UNDP that seeks to quantify a country's quality of life. It combines three dimensions:
- Standard of living: Measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in 2021 dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). This indicator reflects a country's total economic activity, plus income received from abroad (such as remittances or investments), minus capital outflows to other countries. In other words, it represents the average amount of economic resources available per person, taking into account the local cost of living.
- Education: Measured by years of schooling (both expected and mean).
- Health: Measured by life expectancy at birth.
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, where 1 represents the highest quality of life and 0 the absolute absence of it. Countries or regions with an HDI of 0.800 or higher are classified as having "very high human development".
Tables of the Human Development Index of Chilean Regions
Chile leads Latin America with the highest HDI. All its regions reach the category of very high human development. According to the latest data, several Chilean subdivisions rank as the most advanced in the entire region.
Their HDI and its components
| Region | HDI (2023) | Life expectancy | Expected years of schooling | Mean years of schooling | GNI per capita (PPP 2021 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Metropolitan Region | 0.938 | 81.38 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 32533 |
| Arica y Parinacota | 0.933 | 81.89 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 28001 |
| Tarapacá | 0.933 | 81.89 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 28001 |
| Valparaíso Region Valparaíso | 0.926 | 81.47 | 17.61 | 14.67 | 29437 |
| Antofagasta | 0.924 | 79.19 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 30946 |
| Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica | 0.923 | 80.25 | 17.59 | 14.66 | 31257 |
| Atacama Region Atacama | 0.914 | 82.95 | 16.77 | 13.98 | 26903 |
| Chile Chile | 0.910 | 81.17 | 16.91 | 14.09 | 28001 |
| Coquimbo Region Coquimbo | 0.887 | 81.96 | 15.90 | 13.25 | 24101 |
| Biobío Region | 0.882 | 81.44 | 15.65 | 13.04 | 25336 |
| Ñuble Region | 0.882 | 81.44 | 15.65 | 13.04 | 25336 |
| O'Higgins | 0.877 | 81.61 | 15.19 | 12.66 | 26370 |
| Aysén | 0.863 | 80.93 | 15.01 | 12.51 | 23156 |
| Los Lagos Region | 0.850 | 81.01 | 14.41 | 12.01 | 22471 |
| Los Ríos Region | 0.850 | 81.01 | 14.41 | 12.01 | 22471 |
| Maule Region | 0.845 | 79.88 | 14.25 | 11.88 | 23861 |
| Araucanía | 0.841 | 80.05 | 14.38 | 11.98 | 20682 |
Comparing the regions with countries
We can compare the quality of life of the regions with entire countries with the same HDI:
| Rank | Region | HDI (2023) | Country for Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very High Human Development | |||
| 1 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 0.938 | France |
| 2 | Tarapacá | 0.933 | Canada |
| Arica y Parinacota | |||
| 4 | Valparaíso Region | 0.926 | Czechia |
| 5 | Antofagasta | 0.924 | Bahrain |
| 6 | Magallanes | 0.923 | Kuwait |
| 7 | Atacama | 0.914 | Luxembourg |
| – | Chile (average) | 0.910 | – |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 0.887 | Seychelles |
| 9 | Biobío Region | 0.882 | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Ñuble Region | |||
| 11 | O'Higgins | 0.877 | Hungary |
| 12 | Aysén | 0.863 | Montenegro |
| 13 | Los Lagos Region | 0.850 | Oman |
| Los Ríos Region | |||
| 15 | Maule Region | 0.845 | Romania |
| 16 | Araucanía | 0.841 | Thailand |
HDI of the regions in the 1990-2023 period
| Region | Human Development Index (2023) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2015 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 | |
| Chile | 0.910 | 0.900 | 0.894 | 0.900 | 0.894 | 0.855 | 0.793 | 0.745 |
| Santiago Metropolitan Region | 0.938 | 0.928 | 0.925 | 0.932 | 0.927 | 0.887 | 0.823 | 0.773 |
| Arica y Parinacota | 0.933 | 0.923 | 0.920 | 0.927 | 0.925 | 0.886 | 0.822 | 0.771 |
| Tarapacá | ||||||||
| Valparaíso Region Valparaíso | 0.926 | 0.916 | 0.911 | 0.916 | 0.910 | 0.871 | 0.808 | 0.758 |
| Antofagasta | 0.924 | 0.914 | 0.911 | 0.919 | 0.917 | 0.882 | 0.818 | 0.768 |
| Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica | 0.923 | 0.913 | 0.907 | 0.913 | 0.906 | 0.868 | 0.805 | 0.756 |
| Atacama Region Atacama | 0.914 | 0.904 | 0.898 | 0.904 | 0.897 | 0.859 | 0.797 | 0.748 |
| Coquimbo Region Coquimbo | 0.887 | 0.877 | 0.872 | 0.877 | 0.871 | 0.834 | 0.773 | 0.726 |
| Biobío Region | 0.882 | 0.873 | 0.868 | 0.873 | 0.867 | 0.830 | 0.769 | 0.722 |
| Ñuble Region | ||||||||
| O'Higgins | 0.877 | 0.867 | 0.862 | 0.867 | 0.861 | 0.824 | 0.764 | 0.717 |
| Aysén | 0.863 | 0.854 | 0.848 | 0.853 | 0.848 | 0.811 | 0.752 | 0.706 |
| Los Lagos Region | 0.850 | 0.841 | 0.836 | 0.840 | 0.835 | 0.799 | 0.741 | 0.695 |
| Los Ríos Region | ||||||||
| Maule Region | 0.845 | 0.836 | 0.830 | 0.835 | 0.830 | 0.794 | 0.736 | 0.691 |
| Araucanía | 0.841 | 0.832 | 0.827 | 0.831 | 0.826 | 0.790 | 0.732 | 0.687 |