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List of Chilean Regions by Human Development Index

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Chilean regions colored in function of their HDI value (2023). Data source is Global Data Lab.
  0.900 – 0.908
  0.880 – 0.899
  0.860 – 0.879
  0.840 – 0.859
  0.820 – 0.839
  0.800 – 0.819

The Human Development Index (HDI) is an indicator developed by the UNDP that seeks to quantify a country’s quality of life.[1] It combines three dimensions:

  • Standard of living: Measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in 2021 dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). This indicator reflects a country’s total economic activity, plus income received from abroad (such as remittances or investments), minus capital outflows to other countries. In other words, it represents the average amount of economic resources available per person, taking into account the local cost of living.
  • Education: Measured by years of schooling (both expected and mean).
  • Health: Measured by life expectancy at birth.

The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, where 1 represents the highest quality of life and 0 the absolute absence of it. Countries or regions with an HDI of 0.800 or higher are classified as having “very high human development.”

Tables of the Human Development Index of Chilean Regions

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Chile leads Latin America with the highest HDI.[2] In November 2025, the country achieved the milestone of having all its regions reach the category of very high human development. That same year, four of its regions became the first in Latin America to attain a Human Development Index exceeding 0.900 points, a level usually reached only by developed countries. According to the latest data, its seven most developed subdivisions rank as the most advanced in the entire region.[3]

Their HDI and its components[3]

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Region HDI (2023) Life expectancy Expected years of schooling Mean years of schooling GNI per capita (PPP, 2021 dollars)
Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.908 81.35 18.00 12.24 32209
Tarapacá 0.904 81.81 18.00 12.39 28001
Arica y Parinacota 0.904 81.81 18.00 12.39 28001
Antofagasta 0.900 79.43 18.00 12.58 30946
Valparaíso Region Valparaíso 0.894 81.43 17.61 11.75 29437
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica 0.892 80.36 17.59 11.74 31257
Atacama Region Atacama 0.881 82.73 16.77 11.20 26903
Chile Chile 0.878 81.17 16.91 11.29 28001
Coquimbo Region Coquimbo 0.856 81.87 15.90 10.62 24101
Ñuble Region 0.852 81.41 15.65 10.45 25336
Biobío Region 0.852 81.41 15.65 10.45 25336
O'Higgins 0.846 81.56 15.19 10.14 26370
 Aysén 0.834 80.96 15.01 10.02 23156
Los Lagos Region 0.821 81.03 14.41 9.62 22471
Los Ríos Region 0.821 81.03 14.41 9.62 22471
Maule Region 0.817 80.03 14.25 9.51 23861
Araucanía 0.813 80.19 14.38 9.59 20848

Comparing the regions with countries

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We can compare the quality of life of the regions with entire countries with the same HDI:

Rank Region HDI (2023)[3] Country for Comparison
Very High Human Development
1 Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.908 Greece
2 Tarapacá 0.904 Estonia
Arica y Parinacota
4 Antofagasta 0.900 Saudi Arabia
5 Valparaíso Region 0.894 Lithuania
6 Magallanes 0.892 Portugal
7 Atacama 0.881 Slovakia
–  Chile (average) 0.878 –
8 Coquimbo 0.856 Oman
9 Biobío Region 0.852 Kuwait
Ñuble Region
11 O'Higgins 0.846 Romania
12  Aysén 0.834 Serbia
13 Los Lagos Region 0.821 Bahamas
Los Ríos Region
15 Maule Region 0.817 Malaysia
16 Araucanía 0.813 North Macedonia

HDI of the regions in the 1990-2023 period

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Region Human Development Index (2023)[3]
2023 2022 2021 2019 2015 2010 2000 1990
 Chile 0.878 0.869 0.865 0.867 0.855 0.823 0.771 0.718
Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.908 0.898 0.895 0.898 0.886 0.853 0.799 0.744
Tarapacá 0.904 0.895 0.892 0.895 0.885 0.852 0.798 0.743
Arica y Parinacota
Antofagasta 0.900 0.890 0.887 0.890 0.880 0.850 0.796 0.741
Valparaíso Region 0.894 0.885 0.880 0.882 0.870 0.838 0.785 0.731
Magallanes 0.892 0.882 0.878 0.880 0.868 0.835 0.782 0.729
Atacama 0.881 0.872 0.868 0.870 0.858 0.826 0.773 0.720
Coquimbo 0.856 0.847 0.843 0.845 0.833 0.802 0.751 0.699
Biobío Region 0.852 0.843 0.839 0.841 0.829 0.798 0.747 0.696
Ñuble Region
O'Higgins 0.846 0.837 0.833 0.835 0.824 0.793 0.743 0.691
 Aysén 0.834 0.825 0.821 0.822 0.811 0.781 0.731 0.680
Los Lagos Region 0.821 0.812 0.808 0.810 0.799 0.769 0.720 0.670
Los Ríos Region
Maule Region 0.817 0.808 0.804 0.806 0.795 0.765 0.716 0.666
Araucanía 0.813 0.804 0.800 0.802 0.791 0.761 0.713 0.663

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Human Development Index (HDI)". Human Development Reports. UNDP. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ Human Development Report 2025. United Nations Development Programme. May 16, 2025. p. 278. ISBN 9789211576092. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Subnational HDI (v9.0)". Global Data Lab. Institute for Management Research. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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