10 Regions Experienced a Decline in the Human Development Index in 2020
- A Small
- A Medium
- A Bigger
The COVID-19 pandemic hampered the growth of the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI). This is suspected to be due to a decrease in per capita expenditure. As a result, this year the HDI only grew by 0.03% compared to 2019, reaching 71.94 points.
The crisis also impacted regional HDI growth. At least 10 regions experienced a decline in their HDI. West Sumatra had the lowest decrease, at 0.01%, resulting in a score of 72.38 points this year. A similar situation occurred in South Sumatra, which also experienced a 0.01% decrease, resulting in a score of 70.01 points.
Meanwhile, the sharpest decline in HDI was in North Kalimantan, where it fell by 0.73% to 70.63 points in 2020.
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