(Redirected from List of the states of Brazil by HDI)There are 26 'States of Brazil', or ''Estados'' in Portuguese, which are the
federal states of
Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. This and the below figures are based on 2000 census data.

Brazilian states by HDI.
| HDI (2000) |
|---|
| Rank | State | HDI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'High' |
|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 0,844 |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | 0,822 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 0,820 |
| 4 | Rio Grande do Sul | 0,814 |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 0,807 |
| 'Medium to High' |
|---|
| 6 | Paraná | 0,787 |
| 7 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 0,778 |
| 8 | Goiás | 0,776 |
| 9 | Mato Grosso | 0,773 |
| 10 | Minas Gerais | 0,773 |
| 11 | Espírito Santo | 0,765 |
| 12 | Amapá | 0,753 |
| 13 | Roraima | 0,746 |
| 14 | Rondônia | 0,735 |
| 15 | Pará | 0,723 |
| 16 | Amazonas | 0,713 |
| 17 | Tocantins | 0,710 |
| 18 | Rio Grande do Norte | 0,705 |
| 19 | Pernambuco | 0,705 |
| 20 | Ceará | 0,700 |
| 'Medium' |
|---|
| 21 | Acre | 0,697 |
| 22 | Bahia | 0,688 |
| 23 | Sergipe | 0,682 |
| 24 | Paraíba | 0,661 |
| 25 | Piauí | 0,656 |
| 26 | Alagoas | 0,649 |
| 27 | Maranhão | 0,636 |
See also
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Brazil
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States of Brazil
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List of subnational entities
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List of Latin American subnational entities by HDI
External links
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Statoids data on Brazilian states