List of regions of Azerbaijan by Human Development Index

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This is a list of Azerbaijani regions by Human Development Index as of 2019.[1] This also includes Baku, the capital and largest city, but excludes the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Kalbajar-Lachin.

Rank Region HDI (2019) Comparable countries (2019)[2]
Very high human development
1 Baku 0.826  Palau
2 Absheron Economic Region (without Baku) 0.801  Mauritius
High human development
3 Sheki-Zagatala economic-geographical region 0.761  China
4 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 0.756 (2017)  Dominican Republic
–  Azerbaijan 0.756  Dominican Republic
5 Guba-Khachmaz economic region 0.734  Jamaica
6 Mountainous Shirvan economic region 0.723  Libya
7 Ganja-Gazakh Economic Region 0.719  Uzbekistan,  Bolivia,  Indonesia,  Philippines
8 Lankaran Economic Region 0.714  Samoa,  Turkmenistan
9 Aran economic region 0.708  Palestine
10 Yukhari-Karabakh economic region 0.702  Gabon
– Kalbajar-Lachin No data No data

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic[]

Nakhchivan enjoys a high Human Development Index; its socio-economic prowess far exceeds that of Azerbaijan itself. According to the report of Nakhchivan AR Committee of Statistics on June 30, 2018 for the end of 2017, some socio-economical data, including the following, are unveiled:

Variable Value
Population 462,055[3]
GNI (PPP) per capita $15,240[4]
Life Expectancy at birth 72.9 years[5]
Mean Years of Schooling 10.5 years[6]
Expected Years of Schooling 12.6 years[6]

Making use of the Human Development Index calculation method according to the new UNHD 2014 method,[7] the above values change into these:

Variable Value
Income Index 0.7593
Life Expectancy Index 0.8138
Education Index 0.7000

Further, the value of the HDI becomes to

References[]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Naxçıvan əhalisinin sayı açıqlandı". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via qafqazinfo.az.
  4. ^ "Makroiqtisadi göstəricilər". statistika.nmr.az. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. ^ "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə cins bölgüsündə doğulanda gözlənilən ömür uzunluğu". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  6. ^ a b "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə təhsilin əsas göstəriciləri". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  7. ^ "Technical notes: Calculating the human development indices – graphical presentation" (PDF). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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