List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index
This is a list of provinces of Costa Rica by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021.[1]
| Rank | Province | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | ||
| 1 |  Heredia |
0.836 |
| 2 |  San José |
0.826 |
| – |  Costa Rica (average)
|
0.809 |
| 3 |  Cartago |
0.806 |
| 4 |  Alajuela |
0.803 |
| High human development | ||
| 5 |  Guanacaste |
0.793 |
| 6 |  Puntarenas |
0.786 |
| 7 |  Limón |
0.767 |
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.