Part Two: Subnational Regions with HDI over 0.8

Part two!

The previous map showed HDI’s over 0.9, which is an extremely high threshold. So I thought I would make another map of subnational divisions
over 0.8. What makes a country rich or poor? We could draw the line at 0.8 HDI, categorized as “very high” development by the UN. Drawing a
line like this is a bit problematic, not to mention that HDI far from measures all qualities which add to a fulfilling existence. However, the reason I
made these maps was to show that poverty and affluence does not just follow national borders, and this is something HDI showcases nicely.

Suggestions on improving the map are welcome, and please point out any mistakes I might have made!

Footnotes:

-The term Subnational Divisions refers to the regions used by the UN, not administrative regions as defined by any country.

-Taiwan is colored entirely because it is considered a province of the PRC by the UN, the HDI rating is however provided by the Taiwanese
government “using the same methods as the UN in 2017”.

-Microstates are counted as one.

-The caribbean island nations are counted as one because information for them was not provided by UN websites, Barbados is the exception.

-The UN does not provide HDI information for each Israeli province, Israeli controlled territory is however at an average of .903, while Palestine
sits at .686.

Sources:

Subnational - https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/

By country - http://hdr.undp.org/en

Caribbean island states - https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_land_etter_HDI_(2014)