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List of Latin American countries by Human Development Index

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Map of the Latin American countries by Human Development Index in 2021

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development.

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The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Latin America as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released in 2022).[1] Previous HDI values and rankings are retroactively recalculated using the same updated data sets and current methodologies, as presented in Table 2 of the Statistical Annex of the Human Development Report. The HDI rankings and values in the 2021-22 Human Development Report cannot therefore be compared directly to HDI rankings and values published in previous Human Development Reports.[1]

Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI)
Region World HDI value Change in HDI

value 2019–22*

Average annual

growth (2010–2021)[2]

2022 2021 2019[3]
Very high human development
1 44  Chile 0.860 0.855 0.851 Increase 0.009 Increase 0.46%
2 48  Argentina 0.849 0.842 0.845 Increase 0.004 Increase 0.09%
3 52  Uruguay 0.830 0.809 0.817 Increase 0.013 Increase 0.25%
4 57  Panama 0.820 0.805 0.815 Increase 0.005 Increase 0.37%
5 64  Costa Rica 0.806 0.809 0.810 Decrease 0.004 Increase 0.43%
High human development
6 77  Mexico 0.781 0.758 0.779 Increase 0.002 Increase 0.15%
7 82  Dominican Republic 0.766 0.767 0.756 Increase 0.010 Increase 0.73%
8 83  Ecuador 0.765 0.740 0.759 Increase 0.006 Increase 0.05%
9 85  Cuba 0.764 0.764 0.783 Decrease 0.019 Decrease 0.19%
10 87  Peru 0.762 0.762 0.777 Decrease 0.015 Increase 0.45%
11 89  Brazil 0.760 0.754 0.766 Decrease 0.006 Increase 0.38%
12 91  Colombia 0.758 0.752 0.767 Decrease 0.009 Increase 0.32%
13 102  Paraguay 0.731 0.717 0.728 Increase 0.003 Increase 0.42%
Medium human development
14 119  Venezuela 0.699 0.691 0.711 Decrease 0.012 Decrease 0.80%
15 120  Bolivia 0.698 0.692 0.718 Decrease 0.020 Increase 0.40%
16 127  El Salvador 0.674 0.675 0.673 Increase 0.001 Increase 0.22%
17 130  Nicaragua 0.669 0.667 0.660 Increase 0.009 Increase 0.76%
18 136  Guatemala 0.629 0.627 0.663 Decrease 0.034 Increase 0.33%
19 138  Honduras 0.624 0.621 0.634 Decrease 0.010 Increase 0.36%
20 158  Haiti 0.552 0.535 0.510 Increase 0.042 Increase 1.94%
*Change in HDI value rounded to three decimals

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References

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  1. ^ a b Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 272–276. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "2020 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.