List of Latin American countries by Human Development Index

The following tables covers the list of Latin American countries by Human Development Index as released by the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Report. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living for regions worldwide.

Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high (for developed countries), high and medium (for developing countries) and low (for least developing countries).

The 2015 report by UNDP was released on December 14, 2015, and calculates HDIs based on estimates for 2014.

The 2010 report by UNDP was released on March 14, 2013. Position in the world rank appears in parenthesis.

The 2009 report by UNDP was released on October 5, 2009, and covers the period up to 2007. It was titled "Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development". Position in the world rank appears in parenthesis.

The list below displays the top-ranked country from each year of the human development index

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