This is a list of municipalities in Mato Grosso ordered by Human Development Index (HDI) according to data released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of the United Nations for 2010 (although old, they are the most current data available). 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 141 municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso, none of them have very high HDI (equal to or greater than 0.800), 49 have high HDI (between 0.700 and 0.799), 89 have medium (between 0.600 and 0.699), 3 have low (between 0.500 and 0.599), and none of them have a very low (less than 0.500). The HDI of the state of Mato Grosso is 0.774 (considered 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 RankMunicipalitiesDados de 2010 HDI Income Index Life Expectancy
Index Educational IndexVery high HDIno municipalitiesHigh HDI1Cuiabá (capital city)0.7850.8000.8340.7262 Lucas do Rio Verde0.7680.766 0.833 0.7103 Nova Mutum0.7580.773 0.837 0.6734 Rondonópolis0.7550.749 0.823 0.6985 Sinop0.7540.755 0.832 0.6826 Primavera do Leste0.7520.774 0.843 0.6537 Campo Verde0.7500.755 0.834 0.6708 Barra do Garças0.7480.738 0.817 0.6939 Sorriso0.7440.774 0.839 0.63510 Campos de Júlio0.7440.800 0.825 0.62511 Jaciara0.7350.728 0.833 0.65512 Santa Rita do Trivelato0.7350.738 0.852 0.63213 Várzea Grande0.7340.711 0.842 0.66114 Campo Novo do Parecis0.7340.745 0.819 0.64915 Pontal do Araguaia0.7340.691 0.816 0.70216 Sapezal0.7320.758 0.836 0.62017 Água Boa0.7290.723 0.829 0.64618 Tangará da Serra0.7290.749 0.825 0.62619 Ipiranga do Norte0.7270.742 0.807 0.64220 Araputanga0.7250.704 0.826 0.65521 São José dos Quatro Marcos0.7190.707 0.816 0.64322 Diamantino0.7180.714 0.831 0.62523 Conquista d'Oeste0.7180.707 0.807 0.65024 Matupá0.7160.706 0.824 0.63125 Juína0.7160.733 0.845 0.59326 Torixoréu0.7160.684 0.806 0.66627 Santa Carmem0.7150.703 0.827 0.62828 Alta Floresta0.7140.709 0.817 0.62929 Juscimeira0.7140.678 0.842 0.63730 Tapurah0.7140.738 0.831 0.59431 Nova Santa Helena0.7140.745 0.809 0.60332 Colíder0.7130.732 0.819 0.60433 Itanhangá0.7100.699 0.856 0.59734 Glória d'Oeste0.7100.684 0.823 0.63635 Cáceres0.7080.691 0.813 0.63336 Rio Branco0.7070.701 0.817 0.61737 Guiratinga0.7050.677 0.813 0.63738 Alto Taquari0.7050.736 0.833 0.57139 Nova Xavantina0.7040.713 0.800 0.61340 Alto Araguaia0.7040.712 0.802 0.61241 Arenápolis0.7040.677 0.793 0.64942 Mirassol d'Oeste0.7040.723 0.816 0.59243 Nova Marilândia0.7040.680 0.823 0.62344 Pontes e Lacerda0.7030.711 0.807 0.60545 Guarantã do Norte0.7030.692 0.826 0.60946 Nortelândia0.7020.653 0.793 0.66847 Marcelândia0.7010.700 0.813 0.60448 Araguainha0.7010.650 0.844 0.62749 Alto Garças0.7010.707 0.835 0.583Medium HDI50 Cláudia0.6990.719 0.809 0.58651 Nobres0.6990.675 0.827 0.61152 Terra Nova do Norte0.6980.692 0.815 0.60253 Brasnorte0.6960.695 0.850 0.57154 Tabaporã0.6950.679 0.826 0.59855 Itiquira0.6930.694 0.812 0.59156 Barra do Bugres0.6930.684 0.818 0.59557 Canarana0.6930.735 0.825 0.54958 Querência0.6920.701 0.837 0.56559 Feliz Natal0.6920.737 0.819 0.54860 Ribeirãozinho0.6920.694 0.802 0.59561 Nova Monte Verde0.6910.690 0.823 0.58262 Itaúba0.6900.714 0.809 0.56963 Dom Aquino0.6900.687 0.806 0.59364 Curvelândia0.6900.658 0.811 0.61565 Comodoro0.6890.687 0.840 0.56766 Santo Afonso0.6890.655 0.834 0.59967 Chapada dos Guimarães0.6880.677 0.833 0.57868 Vila Rica0.6880.709 0.829 0.55369 Nova Guarita0.6880.671 0.812 0.59770 Araguaiana0.6870.671 0.817 0.59171 Ponte Branca0.6860.684 0.806 0.58572 Nova Canaã do Norte0.6860.692 0.815 0.57273 Porto dos Gaúchos0.6850.703 0.815 0.56174 Santa Cruz do Xingu0.6840.704 0.828 0.55075 Denise0.6830.672 0.802 0.59076 Nova Olímpia0.6820.704 0.804 0.56177 Juara0.6820.699 0.836 0.54378 São José do Rio Claro0.6820.689 0.841 0.54879 Vera0.6800.663 0.834 0.56880 Pedra Preta0.6790.672 0.812 0.57381 Figueirópolis d'Oeste0.6790.665 0.786 0.59982 Poxoréo0.6780.653 0.832 0.57383 Luciara0.6760.617 0.788 0.63484 Reserva do Cabaçal0.6760.642 0.799 0.60385 Aripuanã0.6750.682 0.816 0.55386 Apiacás0.6750.666 0.809 0.57087 Novo Mundo0.6740.652 0.815 0.57788 Jauru0.6730.668 0.812 0.56389 Porto Alegre do Norte0.6730.647 0.803 0.58790 Paranaíta0.6720.677 0.809 0.55591 General Carneiro0.6700.645 0.820 0.56992 Ribeirão Cascalheira0.6700.668 0.831 0.54293 Nova Ubiratã0.6690.694 0.816 0.52994 São Félix do Araguaia0.6680.652 0.848 0.53895 Confresa0.6680.660 0.812 0.55696 Paranatinga0.6670.679 0.820 0.53297 Canabrava do Norte0.6670.616 0.817 0.58998 Salto do Céu0.6660.661 0.797 0.56099 Castanheira0.6650.671 0.800 0.547100 Carlinda0.6650.656 0.809 0.553101 União do Sul0.6650.665 0.797 0.556102 Novo Horizonte do Norte0.6640.652 0.820 0.548103 Serra Nova Dourada0.6640.638 0.819 0.560104 Nova Maringá0.6630.702 0.815 0.509105 Juruena0.6620.647 0.797 0.563106 Indiavaí0.6610.645 0.841 0.533107 São José do Povo0.6610.630 0.793 0.577108 Bom Jesus do Araguaia0.6610.665 0.784 0.555109 São Pedro da Cipa0.6600.654 0.790 0.556110 Cocalinho0.6600.674 0.807 0.528111 São José do Xingu0.6570.703 0.828 0.487112 Vale de São Domingos0.6560.658 0.765 0.560113 Planalto da Serra0.6560.615 0.813 0.565114 Santo Antônio de Leverger0.6560.651 0.806 0.539115 Santo Antônio do Leste0.6550.658 0.853 0.501116 Tesouro0.6550.635 0.791 0.560117 Novo Santo Antônio0.6530.640 0.829 0.526118 Poconé0.6520.643 0.806 0.534119 Porto Esperidião0.6520.666 0.795 0.523120 Nova Brasilândia0.6510.673 0.845 0.485121 Alto Boa Vista0.6510.613 0.803 0.561122 Rosário Oeste0.6500.653 0.807 0.520123 Nova Bandeirantes0.6500.696 0.842 0.469124 Novo São Joaquim0.6490.658 0.819 0.507125 Peixoto de Azevedo0.6490.691 0.761 0.521126 Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade0.6450.644 0.843 0.495127 Rondolândia0.6400.619 0.800 0.530128 Alto Paraguai0.6380.612 0.784 0.541129 Nossa Senhora do Livramento0.6380.600 0.820 0.529130 Nova Lacerda0.6360.643 0.825 0.485131 Jangada0.6300.567 0.805 0.549132 Acorizal0.6280.594 0.816 0.510133 Lambari d'Oeste0.6270.670 0.787 0.467134 Gaúcha do Norte0.6150.658 0.847 0.418135 Colniza0.6110.633 0.815 0.443136 Santa Terezinha0.6090.596 0.761 0.498137 Cotriguaçu0.6010.623 0.825 0.423138 Barão de Melgaço0.6000.598 0.820 0.440Low HDI139 Porto Estrela0.5990.571 0.804 0.467140 Nova Nazaré0.5950.621 0.793 0.427141 Campinápolis0.5380.597 0.803 0.324Very low HDIno municipalities
References
See also Geography of Brazil List of cities in Brazil