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

Rank	State/territory	2018 HDI	Comparable country
Very high human development
1	Australian Capital Territory	0.971	Norway
2	Western Australia	0.953	Norway
3	New South Wales	0.941	Germany
–	Australia	0.939	Germany
4	Victoria	0.936	Singapore
5	Queensland	0.932	Singapore
6	Northern Territory	0.926	Finland
	South Australia	0.926	Finland
8	Tasmania	0.907	South Korea

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index

References

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