List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index
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Map of Australian states and internal territories by HDI in 2017.Legend:
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Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index, as of 2019, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, and overall well-being of the citizens in each states. All Australian states have a very high (greater than 0.800) HDI value.[1] The Australian Capital Territory has a higher HDI value than Switzerland (0.962), the highest-ranked country in the world.
Ranking
| Rank | State or territory | 2019 HDI[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Very High Human Development | ||
| 1 |  Australian Capital Territory |
0.976 |
| 2 |  Western Australia |
0.960 |
| 3 |  New South Wales |
0.945 |
| – |  Australia |
0.944 |
| 4 |  Victoria |
0.941 |
| 5 |  Queensland |
0.937 |
| 6 |  Northern Territory |
0.933 |
| 7 |  South Australia |
0.932 |
| 8 |  Tasmania |
0.914 |
See also
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- List of countries by planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index
References
- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
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