List of provinces and indigenous regions of Panama by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces (provincias) and indigenous regions (comarcas indígenas) of Panama by Human Development Index as of 2021.[1] Indigenous regions are shown in the table in italics.

Note: the HDI values are calculated using pre-2014 borders, so the newly-established Panamá Oeste Province (which was split from Panamá Province) is not included in the data.

Rank	Region	HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1	Panamá	0.837
2	Colón	0.814
–	Panama	0.805
3	Chiriquí	0.805
	Herrera
High human development
5	Los Santos	0.799
6	Coclé	0.778
7	Veraguas	0.745
8	Bocas del Toro	0.735
9	Darién	0.706
Medium human development
10	Emberá Comarca	0.628
11	Guna Yala	0.596
12	Ngäbe-Buglé	0.576