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) 0.908 81.38 18.00 12.24 32,533 0.905 81.89 18.00 12.39 28,001 0.905 81.89 18.00 12.39 28,001 0.898 79.19 18.00 12.58 30,946 Valparaíso 0.894 81.47 17.61 11.75 29,437 Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica 0.891 80.25 17.59 11.74 31,257 Atacama 0.882 82.95 16.77 11.20 26,903 Chile 0.878 81.17 16.91 11.29 28,001 Coquimbo 0.857 81.96 15.90 10.62 24,101 0.852 81.44 15.65 10.45 25,336 0.852 81.44 15.65 10.45 25,336 0.847 81.61 15.19 10.14 26,370 0.833 80.93 15.01 10.02 23,156 0.821 81.01 14.41 9.62 22,471 0.821 81.01 14.41 9.62 22,471 0.816 79.88 14.25 9.51 23,861 0.812 80.05 14.38 9.59 20,682
Comparing the regions with countries We can compare the quality of life of the regions with entire countries with the same HDI: RankRegionHDI (2023)Country for ComparisonVery High Human Development10.90820.90540.89850.89460.89170.882– (average)0.878–80.85790.852110.847120.833130.821150.816160.812
HDI of the regions in the 1990-2023 period
RegionHuman Development Index (2023)202320222021202020192015201020001990 0.878 0.869 0.865 0.856 0.867 0.855 0.823 0.771 0.718 0.908 0.898 0.895 0.888 0.898 0.887 0.854 0.800 0.745 0.905 0.895 0.892 0.886 0.895 0.885 0.853 0.798 0.743 0.898 0.889 0.886 0.881 0.889 0.879 0.849 0.795 0.740 Valparaíso 0.894 0.885 0.881 0.871 0.882 0.870 0.838 0.785 0.731 Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica 0.891 0.881 0.877 0.868 0.879 0.867 0.835 0.782 0.728 Atacama 0.882 0.873 0.869 0.860 0.871 0.859 0.827 0.774 0.721 Coquimbo 0.857 0.847 0.843 0.834 0.845 0.833 0.802 0.751 0.699 0.852 0.843 0.839 0.830 0.841 0.829 0.798 0.747 0.696 0.847 0.837 0.833 0.825 0.835 0.824 0.793 0.743 0.691 0.833 0.824 0.820 0.812 0.822 0.811 0.781 0.731 0.680 0.821 0.812 0.808 0.799 0.810 0.799 0.769 0.720 0.670 0.816 0.807 0.803 0.794 0.805 0.794 0.764 0.715 0.666 0.812 0.803 0.799 0.791 0.801 0.790 0.760 0.712 0.662
See also Human Development Index Regions of Chile List of subnational entities with the highest and lowest Human Development Index Ranked lists of Chilean regions
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