Rank Governorate HDI (2017) Comparable country High human development 1 Port Said 0.759 Brazil 2 Suez 0.745 Colombia 3 Cairo 0.743 Mongolia 4 Alexandria 0.742 Mongolia 5 Damietta 0.724 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 Monufia 0.718 Botswana 7 Dakahlia 0.714 Dominica 8 Gharbia 0.707 Turkmenistan Ismailia 0.707 Turkmenistan 10 Kafr El Sheikh 0.703 Paraguay 11 Frontier governorates (Red Sea, New Valley, Matrouh, North Sinai, South Sinai) 0.701 Moldova Medium human development 12 Giza 0.698 Philippines Qalyubia 0.698 Philippines – Egypt 0.696 Indonesia 14 Sharqia 0.694 Vietnam 15 Beheira 0.687 Palestine 16 Aswan 0.686 Palestine 17 Qena (with Luxor) 0.673 El Salvador 18 Faiyum 0.671 Kyrgyzstan 19 Beni Suef 0.661 Nicaragua 20 Minya 0.657 Iraq 21 Sohag 0.650 Tajikistan 22 Asyut 0.640 India