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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 268.4indicator value |
| 2 | Finland | 267.7indicator value |
| 3 | Norway | 265.9indicator value |
| 4 | Iceland | 265.3indicator value |
| 5 | Estonia | 264.8indicator value |
| 6 | Netherlands | 264.5indicator value |
| 7 | Macao | 264.4indicator value |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 262.4indicator value |
| 9 | Switzerland | 262.1indicator value |
| 10 | Australia | 261.8indicator value |
| 11 | Ireland | 261.0indicator value |
| 12 | Denmark | 260.9indicator value |
| 13 | Latvia | 260.8indicator value |
| 14 | Canada | 259.9indicator value |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 259.4indicator value |
| 16 | New Zealand | 258.8indicator value |
| 17 | Lithuania | 258.7indicator value |
| 18 | South Korea | 257.8indicator value |
| 19 | Slovenia | 257.4indicator value |
| 20 | Belarus | 256.0indicator value |
| 21 | Israel | 252.9indicator value |
| 22 | United States of America | 252.6indicator value |
| 23 | Austria | 251.8indicator value |
| 24 | Cyprus | 251.6indicator value |
| 25 | Germany | 251.0indicator value |
| 26 | Poland | 250.0indicator value |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 249.8indicator value |
| 28 | Portugal | 246.3indicator value |
| 29 | Belgium | 246.0indicator value |
| 30 | France | 245.6indicator value |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 245.3indicator value |
| 32 | Malta | 242.9indicator value |
| 33 | Seychelles | 236.8indicator value |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 235.7indicator value |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 234.9indicator value |
| 36 | Spain | 233.2indicator value |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 232.0indicator value |
| 38 | Croatia | 231.4indicator value |
| 39 | Hungary | 231.1indicator value |
| 40 | Ukraine | 230.8indicator value |
| 41 | Slovakia | 230.4indicator value |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 225.3indicator value |
| 43 | Moldova, Republic of | 223.4indicator value |
| 44 | Vietnam | 222.4indicator value |
| 45 | Qatar | 221.7indicator value |
| 46 | Bahrain | 220.3indicator value |
| 47 | Serbia | 217.4indicator value |
| 48 | Greece | 215.0indicator value |
| 49 | Italy | 213.2indicator value |
| 50 | Chile | 212.8indicator value |
| 51 | Mongolia | 212.4indicator value |
| 52 | Georgia | 211.7indicator value |
| 53 | Armenia | 210.1indicator value |
| 54 | Montenegro | 207.9indicator value |
| 55 | Thailand | 207.3indicator value |
| 56 | Malaysia | 206.2indicator value |
| 57 | People's Republic of China | 204.9indicator value |
| 58 | Kuwait | 203.9indicator value |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 200.8indicator value |
| 60 | Uruguay | 199.9indicator value |
| 61 | Peru | 198.7indicator value |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 197.8indicator value |
| 63 | Romania | 197.4indicator value |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 195.4indicator value |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 194.5indicator value |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 192.7indicator value |
| 67 | Brazil | 192.2indicator value |
| 68 | Jamaica | 192.1indicator value |
| 69 | Albania | 191.1indicator value |
| 70 | Türkiye | 190.7indicator value |
| 71 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 190.4indicator value |
| 72 | Argentina | 189.5indicator value |
| 73 | Fiji | 187.6indicator value |
| 74 | Grenada | 186.8indicator value |
| 75 | Mauritius | 186.2indicator value |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 185.6indicator value |
| 77 | Oman | 184.4indicator value |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 183.6indicator value |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 182.2indicator value |
| 80 | Colombia | 177.4indicator value |
| 81 | Mexico | 177.2indicator value |
| 82 | Ecuador | 174.3indicator value |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 174.1indicator value |
| 84 | Paraguay | 174.0indicator value |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 171.1indicator value |
| 86 | Jordan | 166.6indicator value |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 166.4indicator value |
| 88 | Tonga | 165.9indicator value |
| 89 | Panama | 165.4indicator value |
| 90 | Kenya | 164.8indicator value |
| 91 | Samoa | 164.3indicator value |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 164.0indicator value |
| 93 | Indonesia | 163.8indicator value |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 161.9indicator value |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 156.7indicator value |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 156.0indicator value |
| 97 | Cambodia | 155.9indicator value |
| 98 | Philippines | 154.5indicator value |
| 99 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 153.9indicator value |
| 100 | Botswana | 150.8indicator value |
| 101 | Ghana | 148.7indicator value |
| 102 | State of Palestine | 147.3indicator value |
| 103 | El Salvador | 147.2indicator value |
| 104 | Bhutan | 145.9indicator value |
| 105 | Rwanda | 145.0indicator value |
| 106 | Tunisia | 143.4indicator value |
| 107 | Haiti | 142.0indicator value |
| 108 | Kiribati | 142.0indicator value |
| 109 | Namibia | 141.5indicator value |
| 110 | Uganda | 140.3indicator value |
| 111 | Lebanon | 140.1indicator value |
| 112 | Myanmar | 139.6indicator value |
| 113 | South Africa | 134.9indicator value |
| 114 | Algeria | 133.7indicator value |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 131.9indicator value |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 131.4indicator value |
| 117 | Eswatini | 130.2indicator value |
| 118 | Honduras | 129.8indicator value |
| 119 | United Republic of Tanzania | 128.9indicator value |
| 120 | India | 125.2indicator value |
| 121 | Madagascar | 125.0indicator value |
| 122 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 124.7indicator value |
| 123 | Egypt | 124.4indicator value |
| 124 | Morocco | 122.5indicator value |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 121.8indicator value |
| 126 | Angola | 121.4indicator value |
| 127 | Togo | 121.3indicator value |
| 128 | Cameroon | 121.2indicator value |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 119.1indicator value |
| 130 | Republic of The Gambia | 117.8indicator value |
| 131 | Benin | 117.6indicator value |
| 132 | Gabon | 116.5indicator value |
| 133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 116.5indicator value |
| 134 | Burundi | 116.1indicator value |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 115.1indicator value |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 115.0indicator value |
| 137 | Zambia | 112.7indicator value |
| 138 | Guatemala | 112.2indicator value |
| 139 | Nepal | 112.1indicator value |
| 140 | Malawi | 110.9indicator value |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 110.1indicator value |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 109.2indicator value |
| 143 | Liberia | 108.4indicator value |
| 144 | Lesotho | 107.8indicator value |
| 145 | Nigeria | 104.1indicator value |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 99.4indicator value |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | 99.1indicator value |
| 148 | Senegal | 98.8indicator value |
| 149 | Iraq | 98.4indicator value |
| 150 | Sudan | 96.8indicator value |
| 151 | Pakistan | 87.4indicator value |
| 152 | Niger | 84.2indicator value |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.0indicator value |
| 154 | Guinea | 83.1indicator value |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 76.5indicator value |
| 156 | Mali | 67.7indicator value |
| 157 | Chad | 67.4indicator value |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 54.6indicator 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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