List of Salvadoran departments by Human Development Index
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El Salvador has a HDI of 0.674 as of 2017,[1] which is considered 'medium human development'. It is the second highest in Central America (Costa Rica being the first at 0.740). It is the smallest country in Central America, with over 6.6 million people living in its area of 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) as of 2018. This document lists the fourteen departments of El Salvador in order of highest to lowest human development.[2]
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Departments
Rank | Department | Capital | HDI | Estimated population 2010 | |
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Very high human development | |||||
1 | San Salvador Department | San Salvador | 0.795 | 2,995,787 | |
High human development | |||||
2 | La Libertad Department | Santa Tecla, El Salvador | 0.768 | 842,624 | |
3 | Santa Ana Department | Santa Ana, El Salvador | 0.740 | 630,903 | |
4 | Sonsonate Department | Sonsonate | 0.731 | 518,522 | |
5 | Cuscatlán | Cojutepeque | 0.727 | 231,480 | |
6 | San Miguel Department | San Miguel, El Salvador | 0.713 | 454,003 | |
7 | La Paz Department | Zacatecoluca | 0.707 | 318,107 | |
8 | Usulután Department | Usulután | 0.698 | 464,883 | |
9 | Ahuachapán Department | Ahuachapán | 0.694 | 377,141 | |
10 | San Vicente Department | San Vicente, El Salvador | 0.688 | 230,205 | |
Medium human development | |||||
11 | Chalatenango Department | Chalatenango | 0.682 | 274,878 | |
12 | La Unión Department | La Unión, El Salvador | 0.675 | 372,271 | |
13 | Cabañas | Sensuntepeque | 0.662 | 214,150 | |
14 | Morazán | San Francisco Gotera | 0.642 | 251,447 |
References
- ^ "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Informe Nacional de Desarrollo Humano 2008 Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.