List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index
# List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces of Costa Rica by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021.

| Rank | Province | HDI (2021) |
| - | - | - |
| Very high human development |||
| 1 | Heredia | 0.836 |
| 2 | San José | 0.826 |
| – | Costa Rica (average) | 0.809 |
| 3 | Cartago | 0.806 |
| 4 | Alajuela | 0.803 |
| High human development |||
| 5 | Guanacaste | 0.793 |
| 6 | Puntarenas | 0.786 |
| 7 | Limón | 0.767 |
