This is a list of municipalities in Amazonas ordered by Human Development Index (HDI) according to data released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of the United Nations for the 2010. The Human Development Index was developed in 1990 by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen.

According to the list. of the 62 municipalities in the state of Amazonas, none of them have very high HDI (equal to or greater than 0.800), 1 has high HDI (between 0.700 and 0.799), 14 have medium (between 0.600 and 0.699), 40 have low (between 0.500 and 0.599), and 7 have very low (less than 0.500). The HDI of Amazonas is 0.674 (considered medium).

Criteria

Categories The index varies from 0 to 1, considering:

Very high – 0.800 to 1.000 High – 0.700 to 0.799 Medium – 0.600 to 0.699 Low – 0.500 to 0.599 Very low – 0.000 to 0.499

Components The HDI of the municipalities is an average between the income index, life expectancy index and educational index.

List RankMunicipalitiesData of 2010HDIChange compared to 2010

data for 2000Income IndexLife ExpectancyIndexEducational IndexVery high HDIno municipalityHigh HDI1Manaus0.737 0.1360.7380.8260.658Medium HDI2Parintins0.658 0.1700.5890.8000.6053Itapiranga0.654 0.1760.5940.7920.5944Presidente Figueiredo0.647 0.1100.6270.8020.5385Itacoatiara0.644 0.1530.6180.8110.5346Tefé0.639 0.2010.6370.8010.5117Apuí0.637 0.2000.6210.7720.5408Silves0.632 0.1460.5460.7910.5849Urucará0.620 0.1330.5510.7540.57510Tabatinga0.616 0.1560.6020.7690.50511Manacapuru0.614 0.1770.6040.7950.48112Iranduba0.613 0.1760.6070.7990.47613Rio Preto da Eva0.611 0.1770.5900.7850.49314São Gabriel da Cachoeira0.609 0.1310.6100.7770.47615Humaitá0.605 0.1300.6210.7910.451Low HDI16Manaquiri0.596 0.1670.5560.7480.51017Anamã0.594 0.1860.5370.7410.52618Boca do Acre0.588 0.1870.5760.7770.45519Maués0.588 0.1340.5490.8000.46420Urucurituba0.588 0.1610.5380.7760.48721Coari0.586 0.1970.6060.7800.42522Nhamundá0.586 0.1450.5130.7790.50323Manicoré0.582 0.1840.5800.7470.45624Autazes0.577 0.1570.5390.7990.45625São Sebastião do Uatumã0.577 0.1490.5610.7390.46426Barreirinha0.574 0.1750.4690.7740.52227Benjamin Constant0.574 0.1850.5260.7630.47128Novo Airão0.570 0.1420.5510.7760.43429Caapiranga0.569 0.1660.5440.7750.43630Careiro da Várzea0.569 0.1810.5230.7790.45031Boa Vista do Ramos0.565 0.1930.4960.7500.48432Codajás0.563 0.1230.5460.7750.42133Eirunepé0.563 0.1540.5480.7560.43134Anori0.561 0.1330.5400.7570.43335Amaturá0.560´ 0.1470.4990.7730.45536Borba0.560 0.1710.5320.7760.42537Nova Olinda do Norte0.558 0.1850.5410.7800.41238Careiro0.557 0.2200.5150.7790.43139Novo Aripuanã0.554 0.1670.5320.7590.42140Carauari0.549 0.2050.5340.7450.41641Tonantins0.548 0.2210.5080.7790.41642Guajará0.532 0.1510.5100.7620.38743Lábrea0.531 0.1450.5380.7440.37444Canutama0.530 0.1500.5220.7520.37945Fonte Boa0.530 0.2100.5180.7190.40046Alvarães0.527 0.1540.4990.7780.37747Uarini0.527 0.1690.5350.7240.37848Japurá0.522 0.2180.5520.7480.34549Juruá0.522 0.1600.5380.7040.37650São Paulo de Olivença0.521 0.1970.4710.7800.38651Jutaí0.516 0.2120.5280.7660.34052Envira0.509 0.1630.5210.7270.34953Beruri0.506 0.1660.5120.7310.34654Tapauá0.500 0.2090.5450.7280.31555Barcelos0.500 0.1160.5450.7280.315Very low HDI56Maraã0.498 0.2070.4660.7630.34857Pauini0.496 0.2090.5310.7240.31758Santo Antônio do Içá0.496 0.1840.4380.7590.35359Ipixuna0.481 0.1630.4760.7720.30260Santa Isabel do Rio Negro0.479 0.0950.4610.7370.32361Itamarati0.477 0.1460.5290.7720.26662Atalaia do Norte0.450 0.1020.4810.7330.259

References

See also

Geography of Brazil List of cities in Brazil