List of municipalities in Roraima by HDI

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This is a list of municipalities in Roraima ordered by Human Development Index (HDI) according to data released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of the United Nations for the 2010.[1][2] The Human Development Index was developed in 1990 by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen.[3][4]

According to the list, of the 15 municipalities in the state of Roraima, none of them have very high HDI (equal to or greater than 0.800), 1 has high HDI (between 0.700 and 0.799), 9 have medium (between 0.600 and 0.699), 3 have low (between 0.500 and 0.599) and 2 have very low (less than 0.500). The HDI of Roraima is 0.707 (considered high).[5]

Criteria[edit]

Map of HDI of the municipalities of Roraima.
Legend:
  Very high (no municipality)
  High (1 municipality)
  Medium (9 municipalities)
  Low (3 municipalities)
  Very low (2 municipalities)

Categories[edit]

The index varies from 0 to 1, considering:

  • Very high – 0.800 to 1.000
  • High – 0.700 to 0.799
  • Medium – 0.600 to 0.699
  • Low – 0.500 to 0.599
  • Very low – 0.000 to 0.499

Components[edit]

The HDI of the municipalities is an average between the income index, life expectancy index and educational index.

List[edit]

Rank Municipalities Data of 2010
HDI
Very high HDI
no municipality
High HDI
1 Boa Vista 0.752
Medium HDI
2 Mucajaí 0.665
3 São João da Baliza 0.655
4 Pacaraima 0.650
5 São Luís 0.649
6 Caroebe 0.639
7 Bonfim 0.626
8 Caracaraí 0.624
9 Rorainópolis 0.619
10 Cantá 0.619
Low HDI
11 Normandia 0.594
12 Iracema 0.582
13 Alto Alegre 0.542
Very low HDI
14 Amajari 0.488
15 Uiramutã 0.453

References[edit]

  1. ^ PNUD Brasil. "Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal, 2010 – Todos os Estados do Brasil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil 2013. "IDHM Municípios 2010". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 29 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "História do Relatório do Desenvolvimento Humano". United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  4. ^ "About HDRO". United Nations Development Programme. 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "2013 Human Development Atlas in Brazil". Database (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

See also[edit]

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