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This is a list of 11 former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from 1997 to 2015) by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021.[1]
| Rank | Province | HDI (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Medium human development | ||
| 1 | Kinshasa | 0.578 |
| Low human development | ||
| 2 | Nord-Kivu | 0.502 |
| 3 | Sud-Kivu | 0.490 |
| – |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
0.479 |
| 4 | Bas-Congo | 0.479 |
| 5 | Katanga | 0.464 |
| 6 | Orientale | 0.466 |
| 7 | Badundu | 0.455 |
| 8 | Equateur | 0.454 |
| 9 | Kasai Oriental | 0.447 |
| 10 | Maniema | 0.428 |
| 11 | Kasai Occidental | 0.401 |