List of Chilean Regions by Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is an indicator developed by the UNDP that seeks to quantify a country's quality of life. It combines three dimensions:

Standard of living: Measured by Gross National Income per capita in 2021 dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity. This indicator reflects a country's total economic activity, plus income received from abroad, 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.
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

leads Latin America with the highest HDI. 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.

Their HDI and its components

Comparing the regions with countries

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

List of Chilean Regions by Human Development Index

Tables of the Human Development Index of Chilean Regions

Their HDI and its components

Comparing the regions with countries

HDI of the regions in the 1990-2023 period