List of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index

Map of the South Korean regions by HDI in 2018.
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This is a list of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index as of 2020 with data for the year 2019.^[1]

Rank	Region	HDI (2019)	Comparable countries (2019)[2]
Very high human development
1	Seoul Capital Area	0.943	Australia,  Netherlands
2	South Gyeongsang, Busan, Ulsan	0.928	Canada
–	South Korea (average)	0.916	Luxembourg
3	North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong	0.903	Spain
4	Jeju	0.900	Czech Republic
5	North Jeolla, South Jeolla	0.898
6	Gangwon	0.894	Malta
7	North Gyeongsang, Daegu	0.849	Qatar

See also[]

• List of countries by Human Development Index

References[]