economic2026
Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (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
185.0indicator value
Median: 187.3indicator value
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Singapore
283.3indicator value
Lowest
Central African Republic
79.5indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore283.3indicator value
2Japan281.1indicator value
3Sweden267.9indicator value
4Netherlands267.3indicator value
5Australia264.6indicator value
By Region
Oceania263.2indicator value(2 countries)
Europe245.5indicator value(32 countries)
North America209.6indicator value(4 countries)
Asia200.6indicator value(24 countries)
South America197.7indicator value(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (79.5indicator value)High (283.3indicator value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 185.0indicator value)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Other (84)
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 | Singapore | 283.3indicator value |
| 2 | Japan | 281.1indicator value |
| 3 | Sweden | 267.9indicator value |
| 4 | Netherlands | 267.3indicator value |
| 5 | Australia | 264.6indicator value |
| 6 | Norway | 264.6indicator value |
| 7 | South Korea | 264.4indicator value |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 264.3indicator value |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 264.2indicator value |
| 10 | Ireland | 264.1indicator value |
| 11 | Switzerland | 263.7indicator value |
| 12 | Iceland | 263.4indicator value |
| 13 | Finland | 263.3indicator value |
| 14 | Denmark | 261.9indicator value |
| 15 | New Zealand | 261.7indicator value |
| 16 | Macao | 261.3indicator value |
| 17 | Estonia | 260.5indicator value |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 257.3indicator value |
| 19 | United States of America | 255.6indicator value |
| 20 | Canada | 255.2indicator value |
| 21 | Cyprus | 254.8indicator value |
| 22 | Latvia | 254.6indicator value |
| 23 | Lithuania | 253.9indicator value |
| 24 | Slovenia | 253.3indicator value |
| 25 | Germany | 253.0indicator value |
| 26 | Israel | 252.5indicator value |
| 27 | Poland | 251.9indicator value |
| 28 | Austria | 251.5indicator value |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 249.4indicator value |
| 30 | Belarus | 249.2indicator value |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 247.3indicator value |
| 32 | Belgium | 245.6indicator value |
| 33 | France | 245.3indicator value |
| 34 | Malta | 244.5indicator value |
| 35 | Portugal | 243.7indicator value |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 237.1indicator value |
| 37 | Bahrain | 236.8indicator value |
| 38 | Seychelles | 234.1indicator value |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 233.8indicator value |
| 40 | Spain | 233.0indicator value |
| 41 | Hungary | 232.4indicator value |
| 42 | Ukraine | 231.1indicator value |
| 43 | Slovakia | 229.1indicator value |
| 44 | Qatar | 229.0indicator value |
| 45 | Croatia | 228.9indicator value |
| 46 | Vietnam | 221.7indicator value |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 221.5indicator value |
| 48 | Chile | 220.1indicator value |
| 49 | Moldova, Republic of | 218.1indicator value |
| 50 | Kuwait | 217.5indicator value |
| 51 | Italy | 216.9indicator value |
| 52 | Serbia | 216.3indicator value |
| 53 | Armenia | 216.3indicator value |
| 54 | Greece | 215.1indicator value |
| 55 | Mongolia | 211.9indicator value |
| 56 | Montenegro | 210.1indicator value |
| 57 | Georgia | 209.7indicator value |
| 58 | Türkiye | 209.6indicator value |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 209.0indicator value |
| 60 | Malaysia | 208.2indicator value |
| 61 | Oman | 207.5indicator value |
| 62 | Peru | 207.4indicator value |
| 63 | Thailand | 205.1indicator value |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 203.3indicator value |
| 65 | Uruguay | 202.4indicator value |
| 66 | Fiji | 202.2indicator value |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 201.5indicator value |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 199.9indicator value |
| 69 | Romania | 199.5indicator value |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 197.1indicator value |
| 71 | Albania | 196.0indicator value |
| 72 | Mauritius | 195.3indicator value |
| 73 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 195.0indicator value |
| 74 | Argentina | 194.7indicator value |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 192.8indicator value |
| 76 | Mexico | 192.0indicator value |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 191.8indicator value |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 191.8indicator value |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 187.8indicator value |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 187.7indicator value |
| 81 | Jamaica | 187.7indicator value |
| 82 | Colombia | 186.9indicator value |
| 83 | Brazil | 186.4indicator value |
| 84 | Grenada | 186.1indicator value |
| 85 | Ecuador | 185.9indicator value |
| 86 | Jordan | 184.9indicator value |
| 87 | Paraguay | 181.7indicator value |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 180.9indicator value |
| 89 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 178.4indicator value |
| 90 | Indonesia | 175.2indicator value |
| 91 | Panama | 173.9indicator value |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 172.5indicator value |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 171.7indicator value |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 170.9indicator value |
| 95 | Samoa | 170.6indicator value |
| 96 | Kenya | 170.1indicator value |
| 97 | Tonga | 169.4indicator value |
| 98 | State of Palestine | 167.5indicator value |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 162.2indicator value |
| 100 | Philippines | 160.7indicator value |
| 101 | Cambodia | 159.3indicator value |
| 102 | El Salvador | 158.0indicator value |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 157.1indicator value |
| 104 | Ghana | 156.2indicator value |
| 105 | Tunisia | 155.9indicator value |
| 106 | Egypt | 154.8indicator value |
| 107 | Lebanon | 153.6indicator value |
| 108 | Algeria | 153.0indicator value |
| 109 | Botswana | 151.6indicator value |
| 110 | Bhutan | 151.4indicator value |
| 111 | Rwanda | 150.3indicator value |
| 112 | India | 149.4indicator value |
| 113 | Myanmar | 146.7indicator value |
| 114 | Honduras | 144.9indicator value |
| 115 | Morocco | 143.7indicator value |
| 116 | Haiti | 143.5indicator value |
| 117 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 143.4indicator value |
| 118 | Uganda | 143.3indicator value |
| 119 | Kiribati | 142.5indicator value |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 140.7indicator value |
| 121 | Namibia | 140.5indicator value |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 137.7indicator value |
| 123 | Iraq | 137.3indicator value |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 135.8indicator value |
| 125 | Guatemala | 135.4indicator value |
| 126 | Eswatini | 134.2indicator value |
| 127 | Timor-Leste | 133.7indicator value |
| 128 | South Africa | 131.6indicator value |
| 129 | United Republic of Tanzania | 131.0indicator value |
| 130 | Togo | 129.9indicator value |
| 131 | Cameroon | 128.8indicator value |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 128.2indicator value |
| 133 | Gabon | 127.3indicator value |
| 134 | Ethiopia | 126.7indicator value |
| 135 | Nepal | 126.2indicator value |
| 136 | Madagascar | 124.9indicator value |
| 137 | Benin | 123.5indicator value |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 123.1indicator value |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 122.7indicator value |
| 140 | Angola | 120.7indicator value |
| 141 | Republic of The Gambia | 120.5indicator value |
| 142 | Zambia | 120.2indicator value |
| 143 | Pakistan | 118.7indicator value |
| 144 | Malawi | 117.0indicator value |
| 145 | Sudan | 116.3indicator value |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 114.7indicator value |
| 147 | Burundi | 114.5indicator value |
| 148 | Liberia | 113.4indicator value |
| 149 | Nigeria | 113.2indicator value |
| 150 | Senegal | 112.5indicator value |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 110.7indicator value |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 110.4indicator value |
| 153 | Lesotho | 109.0indicator value |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 102.3indicator value |
| 155 | Guinea | 99.8indicator value |
| 156 | Niger | 96.6indicator value |
| 157 | Republic of the Congo | 92.5indicator value |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 90.4indicator value |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 88.8indicator value |
| 160 | Mali | 88.3indicator value |
| 161 | Chad | 81.9indicator value |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 79.5indicator value |
Showing 162 of 162 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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