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Cities with the highest HDI in Brazil (2010)

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0.8621st place: São Caetano do Sul (SP)
  • Indicator: index from 0 to 1
  • Period: 2010
  • Median in Brazil: 0.665
  • Municipalities: 5,564
  • Source: Atlas of Human Development in Brazil (UNDP, Ipea, FJP)

São Caetano do Sul (SP) has the highest municipal HDI: 0.862. At the bottom of the list is Melgaço (PA), with 0.418. The median across the 5,564 municipalities in Brazil is 0.665.

Why they are at the top

  1. 1st São Caetano do Sul (SP) Combines a life expectancy of 79 years, 97.4% of children aged 6 to 14 in school and high income in a 15 km² territory. Wikipedia (in Portuguese)
  2. 2nd Águas de São Pedro (SP) A spa resort planned in the 1930s, with about 2,700 residents, no rural area and a tourism economy. Wikipedia (in Portuguese)
  3. 3rd Florianópolis (SC) No state capital has a higher HDI-M; the city is home to the federal university (UFSC) and more than 600 software companies. Wikipedia (in Portuguese)

Rankings for the other 26 states are available in Portuguese: choose a state.

Top and bottom of the list

Top

  1. 1stSão Caetano do Sul SP0.862
  2. 2ndÁguas de São Pedro SP0.854
  3. 3rdFlorianópolis SC0.847
  4. 4thVitória ES0.845
  5. 5thBalneário Camboriú SC0.845
  6. 6thSantos SP0.840
  7. 7thNiterói RJ0.837
  8. 8thJoaçaba SC0.827
  9. 9thBrasília DF0.824
  10. 10thCuritiba PR0.823
  11. 11thJundiaí SP0.822
  12. 12thValinhos SP0.819
  13. 13thVinhedo SP0.817
  14. 14thSanto André SP0.815
  15. 15thAraraquara SP0.815
  16. 16thSantana de Parnaíba SP0.814
  17. 17thNova Lima MG0.813
  18. 18thIlha Solteira SP0.812
  19. 19thAmericana SP0.811
  20. 20thBelo Horizonte MG0.810

Bottom

  1. 5,555thItamarati AM0.477
  2. 5,556thCachoeira do Piriá PA0.473
  3. 5,557thBagre PA0.471
  4. 5,558thJordão AC0.469
  5. 5,559thChaves PA0.453
  6. 5,560thUiramutã RR0.453
  7. 5,561stMarajá do Sena MA0.452
  8. 5,562ndAtalaia do Norte AM0.450
  9. 5,563rdFernando Falcão MA0.443
  10. 5,564thMelgaço PA0.418

The typical municipality in each state

Median of each state's municipalities: half are above, half below.

  1. 1stDistrito Federal0.824
  2. 2ndSão Paulo0.738
  3. 3rdSanta Catarina0.736
  4. 4thRio Grande do Sul0.717
  5. 5thRio de Janeiro0.712
  6. 6thParaná0.706
  7. 7thGoiás0.697
  8. 8thMato Grosso0.686
  9. 9thEspírito Santo0.684
  10. 10thMato Grosso do Sul0.683
  11. 11thMinas Gerais0.670
  12. 12thRondônia0.643
  13. 13thAmapá0.641
  14. 14thTocantins0.639
  15. 15thRoraima0.624
  16. 16thCeará0.612
  17. 17thRio Grande do Norte0.606
  18. 18thPernambuco0.593
  19. 19thSergipe0.592
  20. 20thBahia0.589
  21. 21stAcre0.589
  22. 22ndPará0.583
  23. 23rdParaíba0.583
  24. 24thMaranhão0.572
  25. 25thPiauí0.565
  26. 26thAmazonas0.564
  27. 27thAlagoas0.563

All 5,564 municipalities, from highest to lowest

Download CSV (5,564 municipalities)
#MunicipalityStateHDI-MPopulation (2022)
1São Caetano do SulSP0.862165,655
2Águas de São PedroSP0.8542,780
3FlorianópolisSC0.847537,211
4VitóriaES0.845322,869
5Balneário CamboriúSC0.845139,155
6SantosSP0.840418,608
7NiteróiRJ0.837481,749
8JoaçabaSC0.82730,146
9BrasíliaDF0.8242,817,381
10CuritibaPR0.8231,773,718
11JundiaíSP0.822443,221
12ValinhosSP0.819126,373
13VinhedoSP0.81776,540
14Santo AndréSP0.815748,919
15AraraquaraSP0.815242,228
16Santana de ParnaíbaSP0.814154,105
17Nova LimaMG0.813111,697
18Ilha SolteiraSP0.81225,549
19AmericanaSP0.811237,240
20Belo HorizonteMG0.8102,315,560
21JoinvilleSC0.809616,317
22São JoséSC0.809270,299
23MaringáPR0.808409,657
24São José dos CamposSP0.807697,054
25BlumenauSC0.806361,261
26Presidente PrudenteSP0.806225,668
27Rio FortunaSC0.8064,847
28São PauloSP0.80511,451,999
29Porto AlegreRS0.8051,332,845
30CampinasSP0.8051,139,047
31São Bernardo do CampoSP0.805810,729
32São CarlosSP0.805254,857
33AssisSP0.805101,409
34Rio ClaroSP0.803201,418
35Jaraguá do SulSC0.803182,660
36Rio do SulSC0.80272,587
37BauruSP0.801379,146
38PirassunungaSP0.80173,545
39São Miguel do OesteSC0.80144,330
40Ribeirão PretoSP0.800698,642
41Vila VelhaES0.800467,722
42TaubatéSP0.800310,739
43BotucatuSP0.800145,155
44ConcórdiaSC0.80081,646
45Rio de JaneiroRJ0.7996,211,223
46GoiâniaGO0.7991,437,366
47SorocabaSP0.798723,682
48MaríliaSP0.798237,627
49GuaratinguetáSP0.798118,044
50São José do Rio PretoSP0.797480,393
51São João da Boa VistaSP0.79792,547
52FernandópolisSP0.79771,186
53TubarãoSC0.796110,088
54ItapemaSC0.79675,940
55Carlos BarbosaRS0.79630,420
56ItajaíSC0.795264,054
57BrusqueSC0.795141,385
58PaulíniaSP0.795110,537
59Treze TíliasSC0.7958,787
60IomerêSC0.7952,877
61HolambraSP0.79315,094
62Nova OdessaSP0.79162,019
63SaltinhoSP0.7918,161
64Quatro PontesPR0.7914,480
65Três ArroiosRS0.7912,591
66Ipiranga do SulRS0.7911,720
67ChapecóSC0.790254,785
68VotuporangaSP0.79096,634
69AdamantinaSP0.79034,687
70Santa Cruz da ConceiçãoSP0.7904,277
71UberlândiaMG0.789713,224
72BarretosSP0.789122,485
73LuzernaSC0.7895,794
74Cândido RodriguesSP0.7892,889
75Lagoa dos Três CantosRS0.7891,738
76PalmasTO0.788302,692
77IndaiatubaSP0.788255,748
78CriciúmaSC0.788214,493
79AraçatubaSP0.788200,124
80CaçapavaSP0.78896,202
81MairiporãSP0.78893,853
82CruzeiroSP0.78874,961
83Barra BonitaSP0.78834,346
84Fernando de NoronhaPE0.7883,167
85ItajubáMG0.78793,073
86Espírito Santo do PinhalSP0.78739,816
87BarueriSP0.786316,473
88LinsSP0.78674,779
89GaribaldiRS0.78634,335
90Porto UniãoSC0.78632,970
91PompéiaSP0.78620,196
92CuiabáMT0.785650,877
93PiracicabaSP0.785423,323
94CatanduvaSP0.785115,791
95AmparoSP0.78568,008
96TremembéSP0.78551,173
97Monte AprazívelSP0.78522,280
98CascaRS0.7859,465
99Nova AraçáRS0.7854,954
100Campo GrandeMS0.784898,100

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in Brazil leads the ranking by municipal HDI?

São Caetano do Sul (SP), with 0.862 (index from 0 to 1; 2010). It is the highest value among the 5,564 municipalities in Brazil. Source: Atlas of Human Development in Brazil (UNDP, Ipea, FJP).

What are the 10 leading municipalities in Brazil by municipal HDI?

1st São Caetano do Sul (SP), 0.862; 2nd Águas de São Pedro (SP), 0.854; 3rd Florianópolis (SC), 0.847; 4th Vitória (ES), 0.845; 5th Balneário Camboriú (SC), 0.845; 6th Santos (SP), 0.840; 7th Niterói (RJ), 0.837; 8th Joaçaba (SC), 0.827; 9th Brasília (DF), 0.824; 10th Curitiba (PR), 0.823.

What is the median municipal HDI across municipalities in Brazil?

0.665, across the 5,564 municipalities in Brazil: half are above, half below. Among the states, the highest median is in Distrito Federal (0.824) and the lowest in Alagoas (0.563).

Source and how to cite

Atlas of Human Development in Brazil (UNDP, Ipea, FJP), 2010. Ties in the source are broken by population. Updated . Full list as CSV and JSON; the first 100 as Markdown (column headings in Portuguese). How to cite: dadobruto.com. Cities with the highest HDI in Brazil (2010). https://dadobruto.com/en/rankings/hdi

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