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
1Singapore283.3indicator value
2Japan281.1indicator value
3Sweden267.9indicator value
4Netherlands267.3indicator value
5Australia264.6indicator value
6Norway264.6indicator value
7South Korea264.4indicator value
8United Kingdom264.3indicator value
9Hong Kong264.2indicator value
10Ireland264.1indicator value
11Switzerland263.7indicator value
12Iceland263.4indicator value
13Finland263.3indicator value
14Denmark261.9indicator value
15New Zealand261.7indicator value
16Macao261.3indicator value
17Estonia260.5indicator value
18United Arab Emirates257.3indicator value
19United States of America255.6indicator value
20Canada255.2indicator value
21Cyprus254.8indicator value
22Latvia254.6indicator value
23Lithuania253.9indicator value
24Slovenia253.3indicator value
25Germany253.0indicator value
26Israel252.5indicator value
27Poland251.9indicator value
28Austria251.5indicator value
29Russian Federation249.4indicator value
30Belarus249.2indicator value
31Czech Republic247.3indicator value
32Belgium245.6indicator value
33France245.3indicator value
34Malta244.5indicator value
35Portugal243.7indicator value
36Luxembourg237.1indicator value
37Bahrain236.8indicator value
38Seychelles234.1indicator value
39Kazakhstan233.8indicator value
40Spain233.0indicator value
41Hungary232.4indicator value
42Ukraine231.1indicator value
43Slovakia229.1indicator value
44Qatar229.0indicator value
45Croatia228.9indicator value
46Vietnam221.7indicator value
47Bulgaria221.5indicator value
48Chile220.1indicator value
49Moldova, Republic of218.1indicator value
50Kuwait217.5indicator value
51Italy216.9indicator value
52Serbia216.3indicator value
53Armenia216.3indicator value
54Greece215.1indicator value
55Mongolia211.9indicator value
56Montenegro210.1indicator value
57Georgia209.7indicator value
58Türkiye209.6indicator value
59People's Republic of China209.0indicator value
60Malaysia208.2indicator value
61Oman207.5indicator value
62Peru207.4indicator value
63Thailand205.1indicator value
64Brunei Darussalam203.3indicator value
65Uruguay202.4indicator value
66Fiji202.2indicator value
67Kyrgyzstan201.5indicator value
68Saudi Arabia199.9indicator value
69Romania199.5indicator value
70Azerbaijan197.1indicator value
71Albania196.0indicator value
72Mauritius195.3indicator value
73The Republic of North Macedonia195.0indicator value
74Argentina194.7indicator value
75Costa Rica192.8indicator value
76Mexico192.0indicator value
77Antigua and Barbuda191.8indicator value
78Saint Lucia191.8indicator value
79Bosnia and Herzegovina187.8indicator value
80Uzbekistan187.7indicator value
81Jamaica187.7indicator value
82Colombia186.9indicator value
83Brazil186.4indicator value
84Grenada186.1indicator value
85Ecuador185.9indicator value
86Jordan184.9indicator value
87Paraguay181.7indicator value
88Turkmenistan180.9indicator value
89Islamic Republic of Iran178.4indicator value
90Indonesia175.2indicator value
91Panama173.9indicator value
92Solomon Islands172.5indicator value
93Nicaragua171.7indicator value
94Dominican Republic170.9indicator value
95Samoa170.6indicator value
96Kenya170.1indicator value
97Tonga169.4indicator value
98State of Palestine167.5indicator value
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines162.2indicator value
100Philippines160.7indicator value
101Cambodia159.3indicator value
102El Salvador158.0indicator value
103Tuvalu157.1indicator value
104Ghana156.2indicator value
105Tunisia155.9indicator value
106Egypt154.8indicator value
107Lebanon153.6indicator value
108Algeria153.0indicator value
109Botswana151.6indicator value
110Bhutan151.4indicator value
111Rwanda150.3indicator value
112India149.4indicator value
113Myanmar146.7indicator value
114Honduras144.9indicator value
115Morocco143.7indicator value
116Haiti143.5indicator value
117Micronesia, Federated States of143.4indicator value
118Uganda143.3indicator value
119Kiribati142.5indicator value
120Tajikistan140.7indicator value
121Namibia140.5indicator value
122Bangladesh137.7indicator value
123Iraq137.3indicator value
124Zimbabwe135.8indicator value
125Guatemala135.4indicator value
126Eswatini134.2indicator value
127Timor-Leste133.7indicator value
128South Africa131.6indicator value
129United Republic of Tanzania131.0indicator value
130Togo129.9indicator value
131Cameroon128.8indicator value
132Lao People's Democratic Republic128.2indicator value
133Gabon127.3indicator value
134Ethiopia126.7indicator value
135Nepal126.2indicator value
136Madagascar124.9indicator value
137Benin123.5indicator value
138Papua New Guinea123.1indicator value
139Democratic Republic of the Congo122.7indicator value
140Angola120.7indicator value
141Republic of The Gambia120.5indicator value
142Zambia120.2indicator value
143Pakistan118.7indicator value
144Malawi117.0indicator value
145Sudan116.3indicator value
146Burkina Faso114.7indicator value
147Burundi114.5indicator value
148Liberia113.4indicator value
149Nigeria113.2indicator value
150Senegal112.5indicator value
151Sierra Leone110.7indicator value
152Cote d'Ivoire110.4indicator value
153Lesotho109.0indicator value
154Sao Tome and Principe102.3indicator value
155Guinea99.8indicator value
156Niger96.6indicator value
157Republic of the Congo92.5indicator value
158Afghanistan90.4indicator value
159Guinea-Bissau88.8indicator value
160Mali88.3indicator value
161Chad81.9indicator value
162Central African Republic79.5indicator 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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