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Human capital
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2014; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
$130,142.0
Median: $31,950.9
Countries Covered
141
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
$1,022,950.3
Lowest
Guinea
$620.6
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland$1,022,950.3
2Norway$1,004,649.4
3Luxembourg$881,628.9
4United States of America$766,470.3
5Iceland$733,611.5
By Region
Oceania$585,737.4(1 countries)
North America$396,515.1(4 countries)
Europe$354,449.5(29 countries)
Asia$135,015.1(22 countries)
South America$103,035.7(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low ($620.6)High ($1,022,950.3)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: $130,142.0)
Oceania (1)
North America (4)
Europe (29)
Asia (22)
South America (7)
Other (71)
Africa (7)
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 2014; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | $1,022,950.3 |
| 2 | Norway | $1,004,649.4 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | $881,628.9 |
| 4 | United States of America | $766,470.3 |
| 5 | Iceland | $733,611.5 |
| 6 | Canada | $730,831.9 |
| 7 | Australia | $585,737.4 |
| 8 | Sweden | $576,520.6 |
| 9 | Qatar | $562,649.8 |
| 10 | Denmark | $538,947.0 |
| 11 | Netherlands | $516,543.5 |
| 12 | Ireland | $473,655.6 |
| 13 | Germany | $467,668.1 |
| 14 | Singapore | $466,119.1 |
| 15 | Finland | $460,081.8 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $457,222.7 |
| 17 | Austria | $421,845.8 |
| 18 | France | $415,850.9 |
| 19 | Belgium | $404,997.3 |
| 20 | Japan | $377,731.2 |
| 21 | South Korea | $291,747.9 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | $278,204.8 |
| 23 | Kuwait | $271,628.0 |
| 24 | Italy | $241,349.6 |
| 25 | Slovenia | $225,045.8 |
| 26 | Malta | $218,865.3 |
| 27 | Spain | $215,592.8 |
| 28 | Malaysia | $180,729.2 |
| 29 | Portugal | $172,162.5 |
| 30 | Uruguay | $171,309.8 |
| 31 | Bahrain | $157,679.4 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | $156,868.7 |
| 33 | Estonia | $155,040.7 |
| 34 | Slovakia | $147,385.6 |
| 35 | Chile | $139,511.9 |
| 36 | Brazil | $132,712.6 |
| 37 | Oman | $125,277.7 |
| 38 | Costa Rica | $122,639.9 |
| 39 | Colombia | $114,088.5 |
| 40 | Latvia | $113,471.5 |
| 41 | Poland | $113,405.9 |
| 42 | Greece | $105,662.8 |
| 43 | Panama | $102,886.4 |
| 44 | Hungary | $102,557.5 |
| 45 | Lithuania | $100,081.4 |
| 46 | Russian Federation | $90,812.4 |
| 47 | Croatia | $90,548.6 |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | $76,616.8 |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | $73,054.9 |
| 50 | Argentina | $71,429.3 |
| 51 | People's Republic of China | $63,368.8 |
| 52 | Mexico | $63,308.2 |
| 53 | Gabon | $62,232.6 |
| 54 | Paraguay | $54,026.4 |
| 55 | Romania | $54,014.0 |
| 56 | Ecuador | $52,696.5 |
| 57 | Namibia | $52,457.7 |
| 58 | Mauritius | $51,520.2 |
| 59 | Venezuela | $49,332.0 |
| 60 | Belarus | $49,003.6 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | $47,592.8 |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | $47,509.7 |
| 63 | Botswana | $47,087.4 |
| 64 | South Africa | $44,921.2 |
| 65 | Lebanon | $42,153.2 |
| 66 | Jamaica | $41,884.2 |
| 67 | Peru | $39,501.6 |
| 68 | Maldives | $33,905.5 |
| 69 | Thailand | $33,572.7 |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | $32,410.1 |
| 71 | El Salvador | $31,950.9 |
| 72 | Suriname | $30,781.5 |
| 73 | Honduras | $27,372.0 |
| 74 | Armenia | $27,329.4 |
| 75 | Jordan | $27,312.2 |
| 76 | Eswatini | $26,810.7 |
| 77 | Republic of the Congo | $25,906.0 |
| 78 | Guatemala | $25,450.2 |
| 79 | Bolivia | $24,805.1 |
| 80 | Tunisia | $24,795.7 |
| 81 | The Republic of North Macedonia | $24,770.3 |
| 82 | Belize | $23,988.6 |
| 83 | Indonesia | $23,701.1 |
| 84 | Albania | $22,818.3 |
| 85 | Egypt | $22,591.2 |
| 86 | Guyana | $21,801.0 |
| 87 | Georgia | $21,250.8 |
| 88 | Nigeria | $20,934.4 |
| 89 | Mongolia | $20,634.7 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $20,242.9 |
| 91 | Ukraine | $18,952.1 |
| 92 | Moldova, Republic of | $17,852.4 |
| 93 | Philippines | $17,790.3 |
| 94 | Zambia | $17,549.3 |
| 95 | Nicaragua | $16,697.6 |
| 96 | Morocco | $16,490.4 |
| 97 | Iraq | $15,473.2 |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | $15,327.5 |
| 99 | State of Palestine | $14,778.2 |
| 100 | Cameroon | $14,413.9 |
| 101 | Ghana | $13,852.9 |
| 102 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | $13,762.4 |
| 103 | Vietnam | $13,740.4 |
| 104 | Rwanda | $13,648.7 |
| 105 | Pakistan | $13,586.8 |
| 106 | Djibouti | $12,096.9 |
| 107 | Türkiye | $12,081.1 |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | $11,960.7 |
| 109 | Togo | $11,869.4 |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | $11,070.8 |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | $9,877.5 |
| 112 | Kenya | $9,556.3 |
| 113 | Mauritania | $9,368.4 |
| 114 | Chad | $9,099.1 |
| 115 | Yemen | $9,001.9 |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | $8,986.2 |
| 117 | India | $8,755.4 |
| 118 | Cambodia | $7,337.5 |
| 119 | Bangladesh | $7,169.6 |
| 120 | Uganda | $6,889.4 |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | $6,728.6 |
| 122 | Ethiopia | $6,722.7 |
| 123 | United Republic of Tanzania | $6,706.1 |
| 124 | Nepal | $6,401.6 |
| 125 | Senegal | $6,260.1 |
| 126 | Haiti | $6,134.7 |
| 127 | Tajikistan | $5,014.7 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | $4,970.0 |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | $4,528.8 |
| 130 | Burundi | $4,496.1 |
| 131 | Mali | $4,333.7 |
| 132 | Malawi | $4,003.5 |
| 133 | Madagascar | $3,784.3 |
| 134 | Liberia | $3,635.6 |
| 135 | Mozambique | $3,486.3 |
| 136 | Comoros | $3,402.3 |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $3,300.8 |
| 138 | Republic of The Gambia | $2,745.2 |
| 139 | Niger | $1,041.4 |
| 140 | Central African Republic | $845.8 |
| 141 | Guinea | $620.6 |
Showing 141 of 141 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2014).
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