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social2020

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•173 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.6value
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Singapore
0.9value
Lowest
Central African Republic
0.3value
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore0.9value
2Hong Kong0.8value
3Japan0.8value
4South Korea0.8value
5Canada0.8value
By Region
Oceania0.8value(2 countries)
Europe0.7value(32 countries)
North America0.6value(4 countries)
South America0.6value(7 countries)
Asia0.6value(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.3value)High (0.9value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (93)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Singapore0.9value
2Hong Kong0.8value
3Japan0.8value
4South Korea0.8value
5Canada0.8value
6Finland0.8value
7Macao0.8value
8Sweden0.8value
9Ireland0.8value
10Netherlands0.8value
11United Kingdom0.8value
12Estonia0.8value
13New Zealand0.8value
14Slovenia0.8value
15Norway0.8value
16Australia0.8value
17Portugal0.8value
18France0.8value
19Belgium0.8value
20Switzerland0.8value
21Cyprus0.8value
22Denmark0.8value
23Poland0.8value
24Czech Republic0.8value
25Germany0.8value
26Austria0.7value
27Iceland0.7value
28Israel0.7value
29Spain0.7value
30Italy0.7value
31Croatia0.7value
32Malta0.7value
33Latvia0.7value
34Lithuania0.7value
35United States of America0.7value
36Belarus0.7value
37Greece0.7value
38Vietnam0.7value
39Luxembourg0.7value
40Hungary0.7value
41Russian Federation0.7value
42Serbia0.7value
43United Arab Emirates0.7value
44Slovakia0.7value
45People's Republic of China0.7value
46Bahrain0.7value
47Chile0.7value
48Türkiye0.6value
49Qatar0.6value
50Albania0.6value
51Montenegro0.6value
52Seychelles0.6value
53Ukraine0.6value
54Costa Rica0.6value
55Kazakhstan0.6value
56Brunei Darussalam0.6value
57Uzbekistan0.6value
58Mauritius0.6value
59Mongolia0.6value
60Bulgaria0.6value
61Mexico0.6value
62Malaysia0.6value
63Thailand0.6value
64Oman0.6value
65Peru0.6value
66Colombia0.6value
67Trinidad and Tobago0.6value
68Saint Lucia0.6value
69Argentina0.6value
70Uruguay0.6value
71Sri Lanka0.6value
72Kyrgyzstan0.6value
73Antigua and Barbuda0.6value
74Ecuador0.6value
75Islamic Republic of Iran0.6value
76Palau0.6value
77Saint Kitts and Nevis0.6value
78Romania0.6value
79Moldova, Republic of0.6value
80State of Palestine0.6value
81Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6value
82Armenia0.6value
83Azerbaijan0.6value
84Saudi Arabia0.6value
85Georgia0.6value
86Grenada0.6value
87Kuwait0.6value
88The Republic of North Macedonia0.6value
89Jordan0.6value
90Brazil0.6value
91Samoa0.5value
92Kenya0.5value
93El Salvador0.5value
94Dominica0.5value
95Indonesia0.5value
96Jamaica0.5value
97Algeria0.5value
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.5value
99Tonga0.5value
100Paraguay0.5value
101Tunisia0.5value
102Philippines0.5value
103Lebanon0.5value
104Fiji0.5value
105Nauru0.5value
106Nicaragua0.5value
107Micronesia, Federated States of0.5value
108Nepal0.5value
109Morocco0.5value
110Tajikistan0.5value
111Dominican Republic0.5value
112Panama0.5value
113Guyana0.5value
114Egypt0.5value
115India0.5value
116Kiribati0.5value
117Cambodia0.5value
118Honduras0.5value
119Myanmar0.5value
120Bhutan0.5value
121Zimbabwe0.5value
122Bangladesh0.5value
123Guatemala0.5value
124Gabon0.5value
125Lao People's Democratic Republic0.5value
126Vanuatu0.5value
127Timor-Leste0.5value
128Ghana0.5value
129Tuvalu0.4value
130Haiti0.4value
131Namibia0.4value
132Togo0.4value
133Papua New Guinea0.4value
134South Africa0.4value
135Marshall Islands0.4value
136Republic of The Gambia0.4value
137Senegal0.4value
138Solomon Islands0.4value
139Republic of the Congo0.4value
140Botswana0.4value
141Malawi0.4value
142Iraq0.4value
143Pakistan0.4value
144Comoros0.4value
145Lesotho0.4value
146Benin0.4value
147Afghanistan0.4value
148Cameroon0.4value
149Zambia0.4value
150Madagascar0.4value
151United Republic of Tanzania0.4value
152Burundi0.4value
153Uganda0.4value
154Burkina Faso0.4value
155Ethiopia0.4value
156Mauritania0.4value
157Cote d'Ivoire0.4value
158Rwanda0.4value
159Sudan0.4value
160Yemen0.4value
161Eswatini0.4value
162Guinea0.4value
163Democratic Republic of the Congo0.4value
164Sierra Leone0.4value
165Angola0.4value
166Mozambique0.4value
167Nigeria0.4value
168Liberia0.3value
169Mali0.3value
170Niger0.3value
171South Sudan0.3value
172Chad0.3value
173Central African Republic0.3value
Showing 173 of 173 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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