List of Polish voivodeships according to their human development index

Map of the Polish voivodeships by HDI in 2017.

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The following list sorts the Voivodeships of Poland according to their Human Development Index .

The Human Development Index is a method of calculating the level of development of a country or region. The HDI not only takes into account the gross national income per capita, but also life expectancy and the duration of training based on the number of school years a 25-year-old has completed and the expected duration of a child's education at school age. The HDI was essentially developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq , who worked closely with the Indian economist Amartya Sen and the British economist and politician Meghnad Desai .

Calculation method

As of the Human Development Report 2010, the three dimensions are calculated as follows:

• Life expectancy index: life expectancy at birth (LE)
• Education index: Average school attendance (DSD) and expected school attendance (VSD) in years
• Standard of living : Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (GNIpk), PPP US $

1. Life Expectancy Index (LEI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{LE}}-20}{85{,}0-20}}}$
2. Education Index (BI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{DSDI}}+{\text{VSDI}}}{2}}}$

   2.1. Average School Attendance Index (DSDI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{DSD}}-0}{15{,}0-0}}}$

   2.2. Estimated School Attendance Index (VSDI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{VSD}}-0}{18{,}0-0}}}$

3. Income Index (EI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {\ln({\text{BNEpk}})-\ln(100)}{\ln(75000)-\ln(100)}}}$

Finally, the HDI is calculated as a geometric mean from the three dimensions: ${\displaystyle {\text{HDI}}={\sqrt[{3}]{{\text{LEI}}\cdot {\text{BI}}\cdot {\text{EI}}}}.}$

LE: life expectancy at birth

DSD: Average duration of school attendance (number of years that a person aged 25 or older has attended school)

VSD: Estimated length of school attendance (number of years a 5-year-old child will likely go to school)

BNEpk: Gross national income per capita adjusted for purchasing power in US dollars

Voivodeships according to HDI

All 16 Polish voivodships according to the development of their Human Development Index from 1995 to 2017. For comparison purposes, a country with a similar Human Development Index in the same year is also given. With a value of 0.865, Poland was ranked 33rd in the Human Development Index, making it one of the countries with very high human development.

rank	Voivodeship	HDI 1990	HDI 2000	HDI 2010	HDI 2017	Increase 1995-2017	Comparable country
1	Mazovia	0.745	0.823	0.878	0.913	▲ 0.168	Belgium
2	Lesser Poland	0.719	0.794	0.843	0.879	▲ 0.160	Italy
3	Lower Silesia	0.714	0.788	0.844	0.876	▲ 0.162	Malta
4th	Greater Poland	0.715	0.790	0.840	0.872	▲ 0.157	Estonia
5	Pomerania	0.713	0.791	0.837	0.868	▲ 0.155	Cyprus
6th	Silesia	0.709	0.784	0.833	0.860	▲ 0.151	Lithuania
7th	Łódź	0.704	0.776	0.822	0.853	▲ 0.149	Saudi Arabia
8th	Kuyavian Pomeranian	0.696	0.772	0.812	0.843	▲ 0.147	Chile
9	Lublin	0.694	0.764	0.812	0.842	▲ 0.148	Chile
10	Podlaskie	0.696	0.767	0.817	0.841	▲ 0.145	Chile
	Opole	0.696	0.772	0.816	0.841	▲ 0.145	Chile
	Subcarpathian	0.692	0.764	0.811	0.841	▲ 0.149	Chile
13	West Pomerania	0.695	0.768	0.813	0.840	▲ 0.145	Hungary
14th	Holy Cross	0.694	0.767	0.813	0.836	▲ 0.142	Hungary
15th	Lebus	0.688	0.761	0.805	0.829	▲ 0.141	Croatia
16	Warmia-Masuria	0.682	0.756	0.801	0.821	▲ 0.139	Oman
	Poland	0.713	0.785	0.835	0.865	▲ 0.152	Poland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HDR_2013_EN_TechNotes (PDF) Page 2.
2. ^ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .