List of governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index

This is a list of Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2021 and 2024.

List RankRegionHDI (2024)HDI (2021)1Erbil0.7510.7022Kirkuk0.7380.7053 Sulaymaniyah0.7370.7044Saladin 0.7360.6925Dohuk0.7260.7016Al Anbar0.7230.687Babylon0.7220.6828 Diyala0.7190.6959Wasit0.7180.65610Najaf0.7150.65511Dhi Qar0.7060.68412Baghdad0.7000.704Al-Qādisiyyah0.67813Nineveh0.6990.69514Karbala0.6930.66615Basra0.6890.66416Maysan0.6760.63517Muthanna0.6730.644- (average)0.7120.686

See also List of countries by Human Development Index

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