This is a list of municipalities in Santa Catarina ordered by Human Development Index (HDI) according to data released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of the United Nations for the 2010. The Human Development Index was developed in 1990 by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen.

According to the list. of the 293 municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina, 11 have very high HDI (equal to or greater than 0.800), 246 have high HDI (between 0.700 and 0.799), 38 have medium (between 0.600 and 0.699), none of them have low (between 0.500 and 0.599), and none of them have very low (less than 0.500). The HDI of Santa Catarina is 0.819 (considered very high).

Criteria

Categories The index varies from 0 to 1, considering:

Very high – 0.800 to 1.000 High – 0.700 to 0.799 Medium – 0.600 to 0.699 Low – 0.500 to 0.599 Very low – 0.000 to 0.499

Components The HDI of the municipalities is an average between the income index, life expectancy index and educational index.

List RankMunicipalitiesData of 2010HDIIncome IndexLife Expectancy

IndexEducational IndexVery high HDI1Florianópolis0.8470.8700.8730.8002Balneário Camboriú0.8450.8540.8940.7893Joaçaba0.8270.8230.8910.7714Joinville0.8090.7950.8890.7494São José0.8090.7990.8800.7526Blumenau0.8060.8120.8940.7226Rio Fortuna0.8060.8480.8500.7278Jaraguá do Sul0.8030.7930.8650.7559Rio do Sul0.8020.7930.8940.72710São Miguel do Oeste0.8010.7870.8840.73911Concórdia0.8000.7770.8720.756high HDI12Itapema0.7960.7880.8810.72712Tubarão0.7960.7880.8660.74014Brusque0.7950.7940.8940.70714Iomerê0.7950.7540.8910.74914Itajaí0.7950.7780.8840.73014Treze Tílias0.7950.8380.8740.68518Chapecó0.7900.7790.8710.72719Luzerna0.7890.7810.8770.71820Criciúma0.7880.7860.8460.73721Porto União0.7860.7520.8910.72422Salto Veloso0.7840.7780.8800.70522Timbó0.7840.8070.8560.69724Pinhalzinho0.7830.7580.8860.71625São Bento do Sul0.7820.7630.8710.71926Bombinhas0.7810.7530.8640.73226Lacerdópolis0.7810.7630.8830.70826Maravilha0.7810.7580.8860.70826Santo Amaro da Imperatriz0.7810.7530.8900.71030Braço do Trombudo0.7800.7660.8830.70230Cocal do Sul0.7800.7470.8590.74030Corupá0.7800.7680.8730.70730Pomerode0.7800.7800.8860.68734Seara0.7790.8040.8720.67435Braço do Norte0.7780.7460.8810.71636Indaial0.7770.7670.8730.70136Mafra0.7770.7380.8800.72336Pinheiro Preto0.7770.7620.8660.71239Itapiranga0.7750.7660.8420.72339Trombudo Central0.7750.7600.8800.69639Xanxerê0.7750.7600.8610.71142Massaranduba0.7740.7490.8670.71442Ouro0.7740.7740.8840.67742Siderópolis0.7740.7510.8800.70142Treviso0.7740.7370.8820.71446Serra Alta0.7730.7580.8790.69447Urussanga0.7720.7560.8760.69548Itá0.7710.7470.8790.69848Lajeado Grande0.7710.7500.8580.71250Armazém0.7700.7430.8820.69850Lages0.7700.7550.8670.69750Presidente Castelo Branco0.7700.8130.8830.63753São Carlos0.7690.7630.8670.68853Schroeder0.7690.7500.8550.71055Maracajá0.7680.7520.8610.69955Nova Veneza0.7680.7410.8690.70357Capivari de Baixo0.7670.7240.8700.71658Peritiba0.7660.7620.8820.66959Gaspar0.7650.7700.8890.65559Imbituba0.7650.7340.8680.70359Nova Erechim0.7650.7670.8510.68659São Domingos0.7650.7690.8610.67563Arroio Trinta0.7640.7810.8730.65363Videira0.7640.7720.8570.67565São Francisco do Sul0.7620.7400.8560.69966Itapoá0.7610.7390.8740.68266São João do Oeste0.7610.7560.8730.66866Taió0.7610.7490.8790.67066Zortéa0.7610.7520.8850.66170Araranguá0.7600.7450.8530.69170Modelo0.7600.7510.8860.65970Porto Belo0.7600.7500.8860.66070Tijucas0.7600.7470.8730.67274Iporã do Oeste0.7590.7430.8470.69575Presidente Getúlio0.7590.7640.8740.65476Faxinal dos Guedes0.7580.7460.8630.67676Herval d'Oeste0.7580.7400.8590.68476Piratuba0.7580.7360.8290.71479Canoinhas0.7570.7170.8740.69279Gravatal0.7570.7260.8770.68179Palhoça0.7570.7520.8590.67279Santa Rosa de Lima0.7570.7260.8430.71083Balneário Piçarras0.7560.7450.8690.66884Alto Bela Vista0.7550.7340.8820.66484Orleans0.7550.7490.8730.65784São Ludgero0.7550.7560.8340.68384Saudades0.7550.7230.8500.70088Cunhataí0.7540.7770.8860.62388Guabiruba0.7540.7500.8760.65388Rio do Oeste0.7540.7690.8920.62588Rodeio0.7540.7690.8890.62692Forquilhinha0.7530.7540.8610.65792Garopaba0.7530.7370.8680.66892Rancho Queimado0.7530.7430.8930.64495Capinzal0.7520.7420.8690.65995Laguna0.7520.7150.8710.68295Tunápolis0.7520.7280.8300.70495Xaxim0.7520.7370.8710.66299Guaraciaba0.7510.7540.8710.64699Guaramirim0.7510.7480.8850.64199Planalto Alegre0.7510.7310.8810.659102Antônio Carlos0.7490.7680.8900.615102Laurentino0.7490.7420.8550.662102São Lourenço do Oeste0.7490.7480.8070.695102Xavantina0.7490.7720.8610.632106Ituporanga0.7480.7490.8760.638106Mondaí0.7480.7280.8750.657106Nova Trento0.7480.7490.8910.628109Cordilheira Alta0.7470.7350.8550.662109Governador Celso Ramos0.7470.7370.8700.651111Balneário Arroio do Silva0.7460.7530.8580.642112Águas Frias0.7450.7280.8600.661113Coronel Freitas0.7440.7320.8600.653113Salete0.7440.7370.8030.695115Descanso0.7430.7410.8540.647115Lindóia do Sul0.7430.7470.8650.636115Marema0.7430.7480.8620.636115Penha0.7430.7390.8670.640119Ascurra0.7420.7390.8680.636119Campos Novos0.7420.7210.8610.658119Cunha Porã0.7420.7440.8040.682119Dona Emma0.7420.7620.8620.622119Irani0.7420.7150.8470.675119São Martinho0.7420.7540.8300.654125Agronômica0.7410.7740.8840.595125Içara0.7410.7320.8610.645127Benedito Novo0.7400.7230.8680.645127Otacílio Costa0.7400.7130.8350.681127São João Batista0.7400.7390.8650.634127Turvo0.7400.7420.8670.631131Biguaçu0.7390.7330.8360.659132Barra Velha0.7380.7350.8570.639132Ilhota0.7380.7500.8830.607132Ipumirim0.7380.7470.8530.631132Meleiro0.7380.7340.8080.679132Morro da Fumaça0.7380.7320.8250.665132Rio Negrinho0.7380.7100.8480.668132São João do Itaperiú0.7380.7140.8730.645139Ibirama0.7370.7490.8480.630139Luiz Alves0.7370.7660.8700.600139Palmitos0.7370.7570.8360.632139Presidente Nereu0.7370.7650.8610.609139Tangará0.7370.7480.8670.617144Grão Pará0.7360.7490.8460.630144Ipira0.7360.7240.8380.657144Navegantes0.7360.7310.8730.624144Nova Itaberaba0.7360.7530.8760.605148Caçador0.7350.7280.8780.620148Lauro Müller0.7350.7140.8220.677150São Pedro de Alcântara0.7340.7570.8460.618151Arabutã0.7330.7440.8630.614151Atalanta0.7330.7360.8020.668151Aurora0.7330.7480.8700.606154Jaborá0.7320.7460.8010.657155Fraiburgo0.7310.7120.8600.637155São Bonifácio0.7310.7290.8600.622155São José do Cedro0.7310.7530.8300.625158Guarujá do Sul0.7300.7320.8330.639158Quilombo0.7300.7120.8320.656160Rio do Campo0.7290.7410.8030.650160Rio dos Cedros0.7290.7390.8270.634160Treze de Maio0.7290.7290.8810.602163Balneário Gaivota0.7280.7340.8440.622163Caibi0.7280.7370.8300.631163Pedras Grandes0.7280.7150.8700.621163Santiago do Sul0.7280.7310.8110.652163Sombrio0.7280.7290.8580.617168Santa Helena0.7270.7050.8330.653169Camboriú0.7260.7360.8660.600169Ermo0.7260.7080.8080.670171Agrolândia0.7250.7270.8270.633171Garuva0.7250.7170.8300.640171Ibiam0.7250.7370.8200.631174Botuverá0.7240.7410.8480.604175Águas Mornas0.7230.7310.8530.606175Erval Velho0.7230.7360.8680.592177Iraceminha0.7220.7100.8450.628178Curitibanos0.7210.7160.8460.620178Jaguaruna0.7210.7190.8300.628180Passo de Torres0.7200.6950.8690.618180Pouso Redondo0.7200.7280.8570.598180Timbé do Sul0.7200.7210.8560.606183Celso Ramos0.7190.6510.8260.692183Jupiá0.7190.7080.8620.610185Bom Jesus0.7180.7400.8270.606185Paial0.7180.7050.8470.620185Praia Grande0.7180.6920.8400.636185Vargem Bonita0.7180.7050.8010.656189Guatambú0.7170.7160.8230.626189Tigrinhos0.7170.6880.8460.633191Balneário Barra do Sul0.7160.7130.8440.611191Doutor Pedrinho0.7160.7140.8430.609191Jacinto Machado0.7160.7080.8180.633191Paulo Lopes0.7160.7070.8650.600191Petrolândia0.7160.7400.8020.618196Arvoredo0.7150.7130.8420.610196Formosa do Sul0.7150.7280.8450.593198Campo Alegre0.7140.6770.8450.636198Catanduvas0.7140.7230.8060.625198Riqueza0.7140.7020.8300.624201Águas de Chapecó0.7130.7120.8110.629201Imbuia0.7130.7160.8400.602203Bom Jesus do Oeste0.7120.7250.8300.601204São Miguel da Boa Vista0.7100.7330.7950.615204Witmarsum0.7100.7390.8700.557206Jardinópolis0.7090.7080.8230.611207Apiúna0.7080.7350.8270.584207Flor do Sertão0.7080.7360.7920.608207Galvão0.7080.7040.8150.618207Ibicaré0.7080.7340.8260.586207Itaiópolis0.7080.7000.8360.606207Mirim Doce0.7080.6830.8210.633213Irati0.7070.6940.8360.609213Sul Brasil0.7070.7130.8320.595215Dionísio Cerqueira0.7060.7030.8200.610215Novo Horizonte0.7060.7000.8460.594215Princesa0.7060.7010.8200.611215Três Barras0.7060.6770.8140.639219Belmonte0.7050.6990.8200.611219Santa Rosa do Sul0.7050.7020.8060.618219União do Oeste0.7050.7030.8230.606222Chapadão do Lageado0.7040.6800.8330.616222Lontras0.7040.7350.8200.579222Palma Sola0.7040.7000.8000.622222Papanduva0.7040.6910.8360.603226Araquari0.7030.6960.8300.602227Correia Pinto0.7020.7010.8040.614228Barra Bonita0.7010.6920.8300.599228Morro Grande0.7010.7420.8470.548230Paraíso0.7000.7280.8330.565230Sangão0.7000.7250.8530.554230Vidal Ramos0.7000.7280.8020.588Medium HDI233Anchieta0.6990.7030.8000.608233Bom Retiro0.6990.7040.8690.559233Irineópolis0.6990.7200.8360.567233Urupema0.6990.6670.8230.622237Água Doce0.6980.7240.8200.574237Major Gercino0.6980.7380.8180.563237Santa Cecília0.6980.6970.8190.597240Canelinha0.6970.7230.8650.542240Rio das Antas0.6970.7270.8200.569242Abelardo Luz0.6960.6840.8520.578242Bom Jardim da Serra0.6960.7100.8350.568242Coronel Martins0.6960.6780.8160.609245Ouro Verde0.6950.6960.7900.611245São João do Sul0.6950.6820.8400.587247Abdon Batista0.6940.6600.8410.625247José Boiteux0.6940.6890.8410.578247Urubici0.6940.7220.8230.562250Ponte Serrada0.6930.6900.7900.610251Romelândia0.6920.7380.8000.561252Caxambu do Sul0.6910.7250.8700.523253Campo Erê0.6900.7020.7870.595253Major Vieira0.6900.6530.8170.617255Ponte Alta do Norte0.6890.6610.8190.605256Anita Garibaldi0.6880.6670.8260.592257Angelina0.6870.6990.7970.581257São Joaquim0.6870.7050.8170.562259Leoberto Leal0.6860.7400.8180.533259Vargeão0.6860.7080.8270.551261Frei Rogério0.6820.6640.8120.588261Santa Terezinha do Progresso0.6820.6860.7910.585263São Bernardino0.6770.6530.8220.577264Bela Vista do Toldo0.6750.6240.8260.598264Monte Castelo0.6750.6410.8260.581266Anitápolis0.6740.6990.8360.524267Ponte Alta0.6730.6660.8040.568267Vitor Meireles0.6730.6940.8410.522269Bandeirante0.6720.6750.7950.565270Palmeira0.6710.6550.8270.557271Santa Terezinha0.6690.6370.8170.575272Alfredo Wagner0.6680.7020.8820.481273Imaruí0.6670.6700.8340.530274São Cristóvão do Sul0.6650.6670.8120.543275Painel0.6640.6680.8080.543276Macieira0.6620.6750.8060.533277Brunópolis0.6610.6460.8190.545278Ipuaçu0.6600.6740.7900.540279Passos Maia0.6590.6480.8080.547279Timbó Grande0.6590.6340.7980.565281Entre Rios0.6570.6380.8080.550281Matos Costa0.6570.6300.8310.541283Capão Alto0.6540.6800.7960.516283Saltinho0.6540.6390.7950.551285Rio Rufino0.6530.6520.8060.530286Lebon Régis0.6490.6320.8060.537287Bocaina do Sul0.6470.6420.7680.549288Monte Carlo0.6430.6480.8040.511289Campo Belo do Sul0.6410.6480.7680.528290São José do Cerrito0.6360.6180.8270.503291Vargem0.6290.6360.7900.495292Calmon0.6220.6180.7790.500293Cerro Negro0.6210.6340.8290.455Low HDIno municipalityVery low HDIno municipality

References

See also

Geography of Brazil List of cities in Brazil