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List of Latin American countries by Human Development Index

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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development.

Map of the Latin American countries by Human Development Index in 2021

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The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Latin America as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released in 2025).[1] Previous HDI values and rankings are retroactively recalculated using the same updated data sets and current methodologies, as presented in Table 2 of the Statistical Annex of the Human Development Report. The HDI rankings and values in the 2021-22 Human Development Report cannot therefore be compared directly to HDI rankings and values published in previous Human Development Reports.[1]

Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI)
Region World HDI value Change in
HDI value
2019–23* 		Average annual
growth
(2010–21)[2]
2023 2021 2019[3]
Very high human development
1 45   Chile 0.878 0.855 0.851   0.027   0.46%
2 47   Argentina 0.865 0.842 0.845   0.020   0.09%
3 49   Uruguay 0.862 0.809 0.817   0.045   0.25%
4 59   Panama 0.839 0.805 0.815   0.024   0.37%
5 62   Costa Rica 0.833 0.809 0.810   0.023   0.43%
High human development
6 79   Peru 0.794 0.762 0.777   0.017   0.45%
7 81   Mexico 0.789 0.758 0.779   0.010   0.15%
8 83   Colombia 0.788 0.752 0.767   0.021   0.32%
9 84   Brazil 0.786 0.754 0.765   0.021   0.58%
10 88   Ecuador 0.777 0.740 0.759   0.018   0.05%
11 89   Dominican Republic 0.776 0.767 0.756   0.020   0.73%
12 97   Cuba 0.762 0.764 0.783   0.021   0.19%
13 99   Paraguay 0.756 0.717 0.728   0.028   0.42%
14 108   Bolivia 0.733 0.692 0.718   0.015   0.40%
15 121   Venezuela 0.709 0.691 0.711   0.002   0.80%
16 123   Nicaragua 0.706 0.667 0.660   0.046   0.76%
Medium human development
17 132   El Salvador 0.678 0.675 0.673   0.005   0.22%
18 137   Guatemala 0.662 0.627 0.663   0.001   0.33%
19 139   Honduras 0.645 0.621 0.634   0.011   0.36%
20 166   Haiti 0.554 0.535 0.510   0.044   1.94%
*Change in HDI value rounded to three decimals

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References

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  1. ^ a b Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 272–276. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "2020 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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