economic2026

Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0–325)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
178.5indicator value
Median: 179.8indicator value
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
Sweden
268.4indicator value
Lowest
Afghanistan
54.6indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden268.4indicator value
2Finland267.7indicator value
3Norway265.9indicator value
4Iceland265.3indicator value
5Estonia264.8indicator value
By Region
Oceania260.3indicator value(2 countries)
Europe245.9indicator value(32 countries)
North America200.5indicator value(4 countries)
South America192.1indicator value(7 countries)
Asia179.0indicator value(22 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (54.6indicator value)High (268.4indicator value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 178.5indicator value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (22)
Other (82)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Sweden268.4indicator value
2Finland267.7indicator value
3Norway265.9indicator value
4Iceland265.3indicator value
5Estonia264.8indicator value
6Netherlands264.5indicator value
7Macao264.4indicator value
8United Kingdom262.4indicator value
9Switzerland262.1indicator value
10Australia261.8indicator value
11Ireland261.0indicator value
12Denmark260.9indicator value
13Latvia260.8indicator value
14Canada259.9indicator value
15Hong Kong259.4indicator value
16New Zealand258.8indicator value
17Lithuania258.7indicator value
18South Korea257.8indicator value
19Slovenia257.4indicator value
20Belarus256.0indicator value
21Israel252.9indicator value
22United States of America252.6indicator value
23Austria251.8indicator value
24Cyprus251.6indicator value
25Germany251.0indicator value
26Poland250.0indicator value
27Russian Federation249.8indicator value
28Portugal246.3indicator value
29Belgium246.0indicator value
30France245.6indicator value
31Czech Republic245.3indicator value
32Malta242.9indicator value
33Seychelles236.8indicator value
34Luxembourg235.7indicator value
35Kazakhstan234.9indicator value
36Spain233.2indicator value
37United Arab Emirates232.0indicator value
38Croatia231.4indicator value
39Hungary231.1indicator value
40Ukraine230.8indicator value
41Slovakia230.4indicator value
42Bulgaria225.3indicator value
43Moldova, Republic of223.4indicator value
44Vietnam222.4indicator value
45Qatar221.7indicator value
46Bahrain220.3indicator value
47Serbia217.4indicator value
48Greece215.0indicator value
49Italy213.2indicator value
50Chile212.8indicator value
51Mongolia212.4indicator value
52Georgia211.7indicator value
53Armenia210.1indicator value
54Montenegro207.9indicator value
55Thailand207.3indicator value
56Malaysia206.2indicator value
57People's Republic of China204.9indicator value
58Kuwait203.9indicator value
59Brunei Darussalam200.8indicator value
60Uruguay199.9indicator value
61Peru198.7indicator value
62Saint Lucia197.8indicator value
63Romania197.4indicator value
64Azerbaijan195.4indicator value
65Antigua and Barbuda194.5indicator value
66Kyrgyzstan192.7indicator value
67Brazil192.2indicator value
68Jamaica192.1indicator value
69Albania191.1indicator value
70Türkiye190.7indicator value
71The Republic of North Macedonia190.4indicator value
72Argentina189.5indicator value
73Fiji187.6indicator value
74Grenada186.8indicator value
75Mauritius186.2indicator value
76Bosnia and Herzegovina185.6indicator value
77Oman184.4indicator value
78Turkmenistan183.6indicator value
79Costa Rica182.2indicator value
80Colombia177.4indicator value
81Mexico177.2indicator value
82Ecuador174.3indicator value
83Saudi Arabia174.1indicator value
84Paraguay174.0indicator value
85Solomon Islands171.1indicator value
86Jordan166.6indicator value
87Dominican Republic166.4indicator value
88Tonga165.9indicator value
89Panama165.4indicator value
90Kenya164.8indicator value
91Samoa164.3indicator value
92Uzbekistan164.0indicator value
93Indonesia163.8indicator value
94Tuvalu161.9indicator value
95Nicaragua156.7indicator value
96Saint Vincent and the Grenadines156.0indicator value
97Cambodia155.9indicator value
98Philippines154.5indicator value
99Islamic Republic of Iran153.9indicator value
100Botswana150.8indicator value
101Ghana148.7indicator value
102State of Palestine147.3indicator value
103El Salvador147.2indicator value
104Bhutan145.9indicator value
105Rwanda145.0indicator value
106Tunisia143.4indicator value
107Haiti142.0indicator value
108Kiribati142.0indicator value
109Namibia141.5indicator value
110Uganda140.3indicator value
111Lebanon140.1indicator value
112Myanmar139.6indicator value
113South Africa134.9indicator value
114Algeria133.7indicator value
115Zimbabwe131.9indicator value
116Timor-Leste131.4indicator value
117Eswatini130.2indicator value
118Honduras129.8indicator value
119United Republic of Tanzania128.9indicator value
120India125.2indicator value
121Madagascar125.0indicator value
122Lao People's Democratic Republic124.7indicator value
123Egypt124.4indicator value
124Morocco122.5indicator value
125Papua New Guinea121.8indicator value
126Angola121.4indicator value
127Togo121.3indicator value
128Cameroon121.2indicator value
129Ethiopia119.1indicator value
130Republic of The Gambia117.8indicator value
131Benin117.6indicator value
132Gabon116.5indicator value
133Democratic Republic of the Congo116.5indicator value
134Burundi116.1indicator value
135Tajikistan115.1indicator value
136Bangladesh115.0indicator value
137Zambia112.7indicator value
138Guatemala112.2indicator value
139Nepal112.1indicator value
140Malawi110.9indicator value
141Sierra Leone110.1indicator value
142Burkina Faso109.2indicator value
143Liberia108.4indicator value
144Lesotho107.8indicator value
145Nigeria104.1indicator value
146Cote d'Ivoire99.4indicator value
147Republic of the Congo99.1indicator value
148Senegal98.8indicator value
149Iraq98.4indicator value
150Sudan96.8indicator value
151Pakistan87.4indicator value
152Niger84.2indicator value
153Guinea-Bissau84.0indicator value
154Guinea83.1indicator value
155Central African Republic76.5indicator value
156Mali67.7indicator value
157Chad67.4indicator value
158Afghanistan54.6indicator value
Showing 158 of 158 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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