List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

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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 2022, 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]

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Map of Australian states and internal territories by HDI in 2021.

The Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia have a higher HDI value than Switzerland (0.967), the highest-ranked country in the world.

As of 2022, the Australian Capital Territory has the equal fourth highest HDI rating of any sub-national region in the world, behind only the Canton of Zurich, the Region of London, the Akershus and Oslo region in Norway,and tied with the Stockholm county region of Sweden.

Ranking

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RankState or territoryHDI (2022)[1]
Very High Human Development
1 Australian Capital Territory0.976
2 Western Australia0.969
3 New South Wales0.946
 Australia0.946
4 Victoria0.942
5 Queensland0.935
6 South Australia0.933
7 Northern Territory0.932
8 Tasmania0.923
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