List of regions of Azerbaijan by Human Development Index

his is a list of Azerbaijani regions by Human Development Index as of 2018.[1] This also includes Baku, the capital and largest city, but excludes the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Kalbajar-Lachin.

Rank Region HDI (2018) Comparable countries (2018)[2]
Very high human development
1 Baku 0.822  Kazakhstan,  Belarus,  Russia
High human development
2 Absheron Economic Region (without Baku) 0.798  Iran,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Serbia
3 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 0.772  Malaysia,  Mauritius
4 Sheki-Zagatala economic-geographical region 0.757  Azerbaijan,  Ecuador,  China
–  Azerbaijan 0.754  Ukraine,  Ecuador,  China
5 Guba-Khachmaz economic region 0.731  Lebanon,  Mongolia
6 Mountainous Shirvan economic region 0.720  Belize
7 Ganja-Gazakh Economic Region 0.719  Maldives
8 Lankaran Economic Region 0.712  Philippines
9 Aran economic region 0.708  Libya
10 Yukhari-Karabakh economic region 0.702  Gabon
11 Kalbajar-Lachin - -

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Nakhchivan enjoys a high Human Development Index; its socio-economic prowess far exceeds that of the neighbouring countries except Turkey, as well as Azerbaijan itself. According to the report of Nakhchivan AR Committee of Statistics on June 30, 2018 for the end of 2017, some socio-economical data, including the following, are unveiled:

VariableValue
Population462,055[3]
GNI (PPP) per capita$15,240[4]
Life Expectancy at birth72.9 years[5]
Mean Years of Schooling10.5 years[6]
Expected Years of Schooling12.6 years[6]

Making use of the Human Development Index calculation method according to the new UNHD 2014 method,[7] the above values change into these:

VariableValue
Income Index0.7593
Life Expectancy Index0.8138
Education Index0.7071

Further, the value of the HDI becomes to

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Naxçıvan əhalisinin sayı açıqlandı". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via qafqazinfo.az.
  4. "Makroiqtisadi göstəricilər". statistika.nmr.az. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə cins bölgüsündə doğulanda gözlənilən ömür uzunluğu". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  6. "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə təhsilin əsas göstəriciləri". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  7. "Technical notes: Calculating the human development indices – graphical presentation" (PDF). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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