List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

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Map of Australian states and internal territories by HDI in 2017.
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Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index, as of 2019, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, and overall well-being of the citizens in each states. All Australian states have a very high (greater than 0.800) HDI value.[1] Both the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia have a higher HDI value than Norway (0.957), the highest-ranked country in the world.

Ranking[]

Rank State or territory 2019 HDI[1] Comparable country[2]
Very High Human Development
1  Australian Capital Territory 0.976  Norway
2  Western Australia 0.960
3  New South Wales 0.945  Sweden
–  Australia 0.944  Netherlands
4  Victoria 0.941  Denmark
5  Queensland 0.937  Finland
6  Northern Territory 0.933  United Kingdom
7  South Australia 0.932
8  Tasmania 0.914  South Korea

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ ""Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene"" (PDF). hdr.undp.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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