Human Development and Regional Disparities in Iran:A Policy Model

Region

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Minimum

Distance

Closest

Neighbour

1 Ardebil

7.763

6.809

6.824

9.861

3.758

6.969

2.167

2.167

26

2 Booshehr

6.408

3.942

8.203

7.417

5.147

5.794

4.932

3.005

5

3 Chahar Mahal B.

6.640

5.127

8.484

8.798

4.821

4.401

3.556

3.201

18

4 East Azarbayjan

6.411

5.522

8.210

8.416

4.402

5.015

3.016

2.526

14

5 Fars

4.854

3.682

8.745

6.470

5.288

4.012

4.519

2.177

19

6 Gilan

7.441

4.890

11.037

7.503

6.752

5.469

5.713

3.505

19

7 Hamedan

7.311

4.847

7.798

8.937

5.133

4.683

3.703

2.755

14

8 Hormozgan

7.265

6.203

6.332

9.124

4.291

7.055

3.870

2.981

13

9 Ilam

7.120

5.132

8.512

8.534

5.771

6.526

5.161

2.920

11

10 Isfahan

4.873

3.165

11.208

5.378

7.758

2.010

6.653

2.010

25

11 Kerman

6.345

4.769

8.710

7.825

5.821

5.468

4.341

2.548

17

12 Kermanshah

5.935

5.226

7.818

7.695

4.619

5.937

4.355

2.384

17

13 Khoozestan

5.161

5.171

7.456

7.377

4.556

5.360

4.346

2.294

5

14 Khorasan

7.133

5.107

7.382

8.984

4.036

5.290

2.625

2.526

4

15 Kohkilooyeh & B. A.

9.358

7.813

7.129

11.222

5.415

8.313

4.020

3.444

1

16 Kordestan

8.843

7.867

5.884

11.133

3.172

8.218

3.933

3.172

24

17 Lorestan

6.555

5.458

7.544

8.587

4.997

5.820

3.819

2.384

12

18 Markasi

5.124

4.438

9.109

7.247

5.977

3.549

4.438

2.564

4

19 Mazandaran

6.330

3.348

8.896

7.406

5.255

4.078

4.129

2.177

5

20 Qom

0.000

5.827

11.186

4.031

8.642

5.317

8.148

4.031

23

21 Semnan

5.827

0.000

10.547

5.816

6.925

3.209

6.317

3.165

10

22 Sistan & B.

11.186

10.547

0.000

13.755

5.549

10.640

6.810

5.549

24

23 Tehran

4.031

5.816

13.755

0.000

10.487

6.422

10.112

4.031

20

24 West Azarbayjan

8.642

6.925

5.549

10.487

0.000

7.325

3.057

3.057

26*

25 Yazd

5.317

3.209

10.640

6.422

7.325

0.000

6.505

2.010

10

26 Zanjan

8.148

6.317

6.810

10.112

3.057

6.505

0.000

2.167

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