List of regions of Azerbaijan by Human Development Index

This is a list of Azerbaijani regions by Human Development Index as of 2018.[1] This also includes Baku, the capital and largest city, but excludes the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Kalbajar-Lachin.

Rank Region HDI (2018) Comparable countries (2018)[2]
Very high human development
1 Baku 0.819  Belarus,  Kazakhstan,  Bulgaria
High human development
2 Absheron Economic Region (without Baku) 0.798  Serbia,  Iran
3 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 0.772  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Mexico
4 Sheki-Zagatala economic-geographical region 0.757  Peru,  China,  Ecuador
–  Azerbaijan 0.754  China,  Ecuador,  Ukraine
5 Guba-Khachmaz economic region 0.731  Mongolia,  Lebanon,  Botswana
6 Mountainous Shirvan economic region 0.721  Suriname,  Jordan,  Belize
7 Lankaran Economic Region 0.712  Philippines,  Moldova,  Uzbekistan
8 Ganja-Gazakh Economic Region 0.709  Libya,  Indonesia,  Samoa
9 Aran economic region 0.705  South Africa,  Bolivia
10 Yukhari-Karabakh economic region 0.702  Egypt,  Gabon
11 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:

VariableValue
Population462,055[3]
GNI (PPP) per capita$15,240[4]
Life Expectancy at birth72.9 years[5]
Mean Years of Schooling10.5 years[6]
Expected Years of Schooling12.6 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:

VariableValue
Income Index0.7593
Life Expectancy Index0.8138
Education Index0.7071

Further, the value of the HDI becomes to

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  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. "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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