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List of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index

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This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019. Of the seven provinces of Nepal, four are considered to have "medium human development" per the Human Development Index, namely Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi Pradesh, and Lumbini. The other three, which are considered to have "low human development", are Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Madhesh.

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Rank	Region (Zones)	HDI (2021)
Medium Human Development
1	Western (Gandaki, Lumbini, Dhaulagiri)	0.659
5	Mid-Western (Rapti, Bheri, Karnali)	0.627
–	Nepal (average)	0.602
3	Eastern (Mechi, Kosi, Sagarmatha)	0.598
4	Far-Western (Seti, Mahakali)	0.583
2	Central (Janakpu, Bagmati, Narayani)	0.557

Region	HDI 1990	HDI 1995	HDI 2000	HDI 2005	HDI 2010	HDI 2015	HDI 2018
Central	0.382	0.413	0.442	0.483	0.529	0.571	0.583
Eastern	0.406	0.440	0.459	0.477	0.538	0.569	0.577
Far-Western	0.352	0.382	0.414	0.444	0.493	0.542	0.556
Mid-Western	0.338	0.366	0.421	0.450	0.499	0.541	0.554
Western	0.389	0.421	0.465	0.488	0.543	0.589	0.601
Nepal	0.379	0.411	0.446	0.474	0.528	0.568	0.580

List of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index