List of governorates of Egypt by Human Development Index
Overview of Egyptian governorates by HDI
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This is a list of the governorates of Egypt by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023.[1]
| Rank | Governorate | HDI (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | ||
| 1 |  Port Said |
0.835 |
| 2 |  Suez |
0.820 |
| 3 |  Alexandria | 0.816 |
| 4 |  Cairo | 0.816 |
| High human development | ||
| 5 |  Damietta | 0.791 |
| 6 |  Monufia | 0.785 |
| 7 |  Dakahlia | 0.781 |
| 8 |  Ismailia | 0.779 |
| 9 |  Gharbia | 0.777 |
| 10 | Frontier governorates (  Red Sea,  New Valley,  Matruh, .svg){kind=small} North Sinai,  South Sinai) |
0.772 |
| 11 |  Qalyubia |
0.768 |
| 12 |  Kafr El Sheikh |
0.767 |
| 13 |  Giza | 0.766 |
| – |  Egypt (average) | 0.764 |
| 14 |  Sharqia |
0.762 |
| 15 |  Aswan | 0.758 |
| 16 |  Beheira | 0.749 |
| 17 |  Qena (with  Luxor) |
0.739 |
| 18 |  Faiyum |
0.732 |
| 19 |  Beni Suef | 0.728 |
| 20 |  Minya |
0.719 |
| 21 |  Sohag |
0.715 |
| 22 |  Asyut | 0.705 |
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