This is a list of Governorates of IraqbyHuman Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2021.[1]
| Rank | Region | HDI (2021) | Similar Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Human Development | |||
| 1 |  Kirkuk
|
 0.705
|
 Jamaica
|
| 2 |  Baghdad
|
0.704
|
 Samoa
|
| Sulaymaniyah (with Halabja)
|
Samoa
| ||
| 4 | Erbil
|
0.702
|
Samoa
|
| 5 |  Dohuk
|
0.701
|
 Kyrgyzstan
|
| Medium Human Development | |||
| 6 |  Diyala
|
0.695
|
 Nauru
|
 Nineveh (with Tal Afar)
|
Nauru
| ||
| 8 | Saladin (with Tuz Khurmatu) | 0.692
|
 Gabon
|
| - |  Iraq (average)
|
0.686 | |
| 9 | Dhi Qar | 0.684
|
 Bhutan
|
| 10 | Babylon | 0.682
|
Bhutan
|
| 11 | Al Anbar | 0.680
|
Bhutan
|
| 12 | Al-Qādisiyyah | 0.678
|
 Tajikistan
|
| 13 | Karbala |  0.666
|
 Nicaragua
|
| 14 | Basra | 0.664
|
 Cape Verde
|
| 15 | Wasit | 0.656
|
 Tuvalu
|
| 16 | Najaf | 0.655
|
Tuvalu
|
| 17 | Muthanna | 0.644
|
 India
|
| 18 | Maysan | 0.635
|
 Micronesia
|