This is a list of regions and administrative divisions of Vietnam by Human Development Index as of 2023.

Regions

This is a list of the Regions of Vietnam by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023. Rank Region HDI (2023)1Red River Delta0.810 High human development2Southeast0.778 3 North Central Coast, South Central Coast 0.774 — 0.7664Northeast, Northwest0.724 5 Mekong River Delta6Central Highlands 0.723

Divisions This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Vietnam by Human Development Index as of 2023. In this table, (M) denotes municipalities.

Rank Province, or municipality HDI Very high human development1Hà Nội (M)0.8452Ho Chi Minh City (M)0.8293Quảng Ninh0.8144Hải Phòng (M)0.805 High human development5Đà Nẵng (M)0.7816Đồng Nai (M)0.7777Bắc Ninh0.7748Thái Nguyên0.7729Hưng Yên0.770 – (average)0.76610Phú Thọ0.76211Hà Tĩnh0.75012Thanh Hóa0.74713Ninh Bình0.74614Khánh Hòa0.74315Tây Ninh0.73516Huế (M)0.73417Nghệ An0.73318Cần Thơ (M)0.73019Lâm Đồng0.72619Quảng Trị0.72621Quảng Ngãi0.72122Vĩnh Long0.71923Đồng Tháp0.71624Đắk Lắk0.71225Gia Lai0.71126Cà Mau0.70926Lạng Sơn0.70928Lào Cai0.700 Medium human development29An Giang0.69930Cao Bằng0.68431Sơn La0.67832Tuyên Quang0.67733Điện Biên0.65634Lai Châu0.621

See also List of countries by Human Development Index

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