List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by Human Development Index as of 2018, 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.[1]

Map of Australian states by HDI in 2017.
Legend:
  > 0.950
  0.950–0.940
  0.940–0.930
  0.930–0.920
  < 0.920

Ranking
RankState/territory2018 HDIComparable country
Very high human development
1 Australian Capital Territory0.971 Norway
2 Western Australia0.953 Norway
3 New South Wales0.941 Germany
– Australia0.939 Germany
4 Victoria0.936 Singapore
5 Queensland0.932 Singapore
6 Northern Territory0.926 Finland
 South Australia0.926 Finland
8 Tasmania0.907 South Korea

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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