Rank Region HDI (2018) Comparable countries (2018)[2] High human development 1 Centre (Grand Casablanca, Chaouia-Ouardigha, Tadla-Azilal) 0.711 Moldova Medium human development 2 Northwest (Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen, Tangier-Tetouan) 0.696 Marshall Islands, Vietnam 3 Centre-North (Fès-Boulemane, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) 0.679 Iraq – Morocco (average) 0.676 Kyrgyzstan 4 South (Souss-Massa-Drâa, Guelmim-Es Semara, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira) 0.661 El Salvador 5 Centre-South (Meknès-Tafilalet) 0.660 El Salvador 6 Tensfit (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz, Doukkala-Abda) 0.640 Namibia, Timor-Leste 7 Eastern (Oriental) 0.639 Namibia, Timor-Leste