# List of Croatian counties by Human Development Index

This is a list of Croatian counties (županije) by Human Development Index as of 2022, including the city of Zagreb, the capital and largest city.
| Rank | County | HDI (2022) |
| Very high human development |||
| 1 | Zagreb | 0.938 |
| 2 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 0.906 |
| 3 | Istria | 0.896 |
| 4 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 0.887 |
| – | Croatia (average) | 0.878 |
| 5 | Split-Dalmatia | 0.871 |
| 6 | Varaždin | 0.862 |
| 7 | Zadar | 0.860 |
| 7 | Zagreb County | 0.860 |
| 9 | Osijek-Baranja | 0.857 |
| 10 | Međimurje | 0.856 |
| 11 | Šibenik-Knin | 0.853 |
| 12 | Karlovac | 0.850 |
| 13 | Koprivnica-Križevci | 0.847 |
| 14 | Sisak-Moslavina | 0.844 |
| 15 | Lika-Senj | 0.842 |
| 16 | Krapina-Zagorje | 0.836 |
| 17 | Bjelovar-Bilogora | 0.835 |
| 18 | Brod-Posavina | 0.828 |
| 18 | Vukovar-Syrmia | 0.828 |
| 20 | Požega-Slavonia | 0.825 |
| 21 | Virovitica-Podravina | 0.818 |
Counties of Croatia by HDI (2000–2009) :
| County | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Bjelovar-Bilogora | 0.721 | 0.732 | 0.740 | 0.743 | 0.747 | 0.751 | 0.760 | 0.765 | 0.773 | 0.775 |
| Brod-Posavina | 0.715 | 0.729 | 0.735 | 0.740 | 0.745 | 0.747 | 0.753 | 0.762 | 0.767 | 0.766 |
| Croatia | 0.757 | 0.768 | 0.774 | 0.780 | 0.786 | 0.792 | 0.798 | 0.808 | 0.813 | 0.812 |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | 0.758 | 0.771 | 0.775 | 0.783 | 0.792 | 0.799 | 0.806 | 0.819 | 0.820 | 0.820 |
| Istria | 0.774 | 0.788 | 0.795 | 0.802 | 0.807 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 0.826 | 0.828 | 0.829 |
| Karlovac | 0.732 | 0.749 | 0.755 | 0.756 | 0.758 | 0.765 | 0.773 | 0.783 | 0.786 | 0.784 |
| Koprivnica-Križevci | 0.743 | 0.753 | 0.758 | 0.762 | 0.763 | 0.767 | 0.776 | 0.784 | 0.783 | 0.788 |
| Krapina-Zagorje | 0.726 | 0.740 | 0.743 | 0.748 | 0.750 | 0.759 | 0.762 | 0.773 | 0.773 | 0.771 |
| Lika-Senj | 0.727 | 0.735 | 0.747 | 0.760 | 0.776 | 0.767 | 0.771 | 0.775 | 0.783 | 0.782 |
| Međimurje | 0.734 | 0.746 | 0.754 | 0.758 | 0.761 | 0.767 | 0.775 | 0.783 | 0.789 | 0.789 |
| Osijek-Baranja | 0.735 | 0.747 | 0.755 | 0.758 | 0.764 | 0.772 | 0.778 | 0.791 | 0.794 | 0.794 |
| Požega-Slavonia | 0.719 | 0.731 | 0.735 | 0.743 | 0.747 | 0.752 | 0.755 | 0.763 | 0.766 | 0.765 |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 0.782 | 0.790 | 0.795 | 0.803 | 0.807 | 0.816 | 0.822 | 0.830 | 0.836 | 0.836 |
| Sisak-Moslavina | 0.737 | 0.742 | 0.746 | 0.750 | 0.753 | 0.760 | 0.769 | 0.772 | 0.779 | 0.782 |
| Split-Dalmatia | 0.750 | 0.763 | 0.768 | 0.775 | 0.783 | 0.787 | 0.794 | 0.806 | 0.808 | 0.807 |
| Šibenik-Knin | 0.728 | 0.738 | 0.745 | 0.755 | 0.761 | 0.770 | 0.772 | 0.786 | 0.786 | 0.782 |
| Varaždin | 0.746 | 0.758 | 0.766 | 0.771 | 0.771 | 0.777 | 0.782 | 0.791 | 0.797 | 0.797 |
| Virovitica-Podravina | 0.715 | 0.728 | 0.73 | 0.738 | 0.741 | 0.744 | 0.753 | 0.762 | 0.763 | 0.761 |
| Vukovar-Syrmia | 0.711 | 0.725 | 0.731 | 0.737 | 0.741 | 0.748 | 0.757 | 0.763 | 0.769 | 0.768 |
| Zadar | 0.735 | 0.750 | 0.757 | 0.768 | 0.772 | 0.779 | 0.782 | 0.794 | 0.799 | 0.797 |
| Zagreb County | 0.741 | 0.748 | 0.759 | 0.764 | 0.769 | 0.777 | 0.780 | 0.791 | 0.794 | 0.796 |
| City of Zagreb | 0.807 | 0.820 | 0.826 | 0.833 | 0.839 | 0.847 | 0.854 | 0.863 | 0.867 | 0.868 |