List of governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index
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This is a list of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2021 and 2024.[1][2]
> 0.750
0.700 – 0.749
0.650 – 0.699
< 0.649
List
| Rank | Region | HDI (2024) | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil | 0.751 | 0.702 |
| 2 | Kirkuk | 0.738 | 0.705 |
| 3 | Sulaymaniyah | 0.737 | 0.704 |
| 4 | Saladin | 0.736 | 0.692 |
| 5 | Dohuk | 0.726 | 0.701 |
| 6 | Al Anbar | 0.723 | 0.68 |
| 7 | Babylon | 0.722 | 0.682 |
| 8 | Diyala | 0.719 | 0.695 |
| 9 | Wasit | 0.718 | 0.656 |
| 10 | Najaf | 0.715 | 0.655 |
| 11 | Dhi Qar | 0.706 | 0.684 |
| 12 | Baghdad | 0.700 | 0.704 |
| Al-Qādisiyyah | 0.678 | ||
| 13 | Nineveh | 0.699 | 0.695 |
| 14 | Karbala | 0.693 | 0.666 |
| 15 | Basra | 0.689 | 0.664 |
| 16 | Maysan | 0.676 | 0.635 |
| 17 | Muthanna | 0.673 | 0.644 |
| - |  Iraq (average) |
0.712 | 0.686 |