List of Latin American countries by Human Development Index

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.

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

List

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 2019–21*	Average annual growth (2010–2021)^[2]
			2022	2021	2019^[3]
Very High Human Development
1	44	Chile	0.860	0.855	0.851	0.004	0.46%
2	48	Argentina	0.849	0.842	0.845	0.003	0.09%
3	52	Uruguay	0.830	0.809	0.817	0.008	0.25%
4	57	Panama	0.820	0.805	0.815	0.010	0.37%
5	64	Costa Rica	0.806	0.809	0.810	0.001	0.43%
High Human Development
6	77	Mexico	0.781	0.758	0.779	0.021	0.15%
7	82	Dominican Republic	0.766	0.767	0.756	0.011	0.73%
8	83	Ecuador	0.765	0.740	0.759	0.019	0.05%
9	85	Cuba	0.764	0.764	0.783	0.019	0.19%
10	87	Peru	0.762	0.762	0.777	0.015	0.45%
11	89	Brazil	0.760	0.754	0.766	0.012	0.38%
12	91	Colombia	0.758	0.752	0.767	0.015	0.32%
13	102	Paraguay	0.731	0.717	0.728	0.011	0.42%
Medium Human Development
14	119	Venezuela	0.699	0.691	0.711	0.020	0.80%
15	120	Bolivia	0.698	0.692	0.718	0.026	0.40%
16	127	El Salvador	0.674	0.675	0.673	0.002	0.22%
17	130	Nicaragua	0.669	0.667	0.660	0.007	0.76%
18	136	Guatemala	0.629	0.627	0.663	0.036	0.33%
19	138	Honduras	0.624	0.621	0.634	0.013	0.36%
Low Human Development
20	158	Haiti	0.552	0.535	0.510	0.025	1.94%
*Change in HDI value rounded to three decimals

See also

• Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
• List of countries by Human Development Index
• List of countries by Human Development Index by region
• List of countries by industrial production growth rate
• List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
• List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP growth
• List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (nominal)
• List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (PPP)
• List of Latin American countries by population

References

1. 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. (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. 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. 277–280. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
3. "2020 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.