List of regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index as of 2021.

Rank	Region	HDI (2021)
Medium human development
1	Central (Kabul, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Parwan, Panjshir)	0.550
Low human development
2	North (Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab)	0.497
-	Afghanistan (average)	0.478
3	South East (Ghazni Paktya Paktika Khost)	0.476
4	Central Highlands (Bamyan, Daykundi)	0.472
5	East (Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan)	0.459
6	West (Ghor, Herat, Badghis, Farah)	0.447
7	North East (Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan, Kunduz)	0.444
8	South (Uruzgan, Helmand, Zabul, Nimroz, Kandahar)	0.407

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index