List of regions of Jamaica by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of Jamaica by Human Development Index as of 2018 with data for the year 2017.[1]

Rank Region (Parish) HDI (2017) Comparable countries (2017)[2]
High human development
1 Saint Ann, Saint Catherine 0.755  Armenia,  Thailand
2 Kingston Parish, Saint Andrew 0.751  Ukraine
–  Jamaica (average) 0.732  Tunisia,  Jordan
3 Manchester, Clarendon 0.717  Botswana,  Maldives
4 Saint Thomas, Portland, Saint Mary 0.715  Dominica
5 Saint James, Hanover, Westmoreland 0.708  Belize,  Marshall Islands
Trelawny, Saint Elizabeth 0.708  Belize,  Marshall Islands

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 5 January 2019.


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