List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

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] The Australian Capital Territory has a higher HDI value than Switzerland (0.962), the highest-ranked country in the world.

Map of Australian states and internal territories by HDI in 2017.

Legend:

  > 0.950

  0.950–0.940

  0.940–0.930

  0.930–0.920

  < 0.920

Ranking

Rank	State or territory	2019 HDI^[1]
Very High Human Development
1	Australian Capital Territory	0.976
2	Western Australia	0.960
3	New South Wales	0.945
–	Australia	0.944
4	Victoria	0.941
5	Queensland	0.937
6	Northern Territory	0.933
7	South Australia	0.932
8	Tasmania	0.914

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index
• List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
• List of countries by planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)