List of Salvadoran departments by Human Development Index

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]

World Trade Center in (1st) San Salvador
Santa Tecla Cathedral in (2nd) La Libertad
Acajutla port in (4th) Sonsonate
View of the capital city of (6th) San Miguel
Ataco Village in (9th) Ahuachapán
Construction of La Union Port, built to develop the department of (12th) La Union

Departments
Rank Department Capital HDI Estimated population 2010
High human development
1 San Salvador Department San Salvador 0.795 2,995,787
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
Medium human development
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
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
  1. "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.
  2. Informe Nacional de Desarrollo Humano 2008 Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.
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