List of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index

This is a list of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2021.

Map of the Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index.
Legend:

  0.700 – 0.799 (high)

  0.692 – 0.699 (medium)

  0.635 – 0.691 (lower than average)

  N/D (Data unavailable)

Rank	Region	HDI (2021)
High Human Development
1	Kirkuk	0.705
2	Baghdad	0.704
	Sulaymaniyah (with Halabja)
4	Erbil	0.702
5	Dohuk	0.701
Medium Human Development
6	Diyala	0.695
	Nineveh (with Tal Afar)
8	Saladin (with Tuz Khurmatu)	0.692
-	Iraq (average)	0.686
9	Dhi Qar	0.684
10	Babylon	0.682
11	Al Anbar	0.680
12	Al-Qādisiyyah	0.678
13	Karbala	0.666
14	Basra	0.664
15	Wasit	0.656
16	Najaf	0.655
17	Muthanna	0.644
18	Maysan	0.635

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index