List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

Map of Australian states and internal territories by HDI in 2021.

Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index , as of 2022, 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]

As of mid-2025, the Australian Capital Territory has a higher HDI value than Switzerland (0.97), the highest-ranked country in the world. Revised sub-national HDI has yet to be published.

As of 2022, the Australian Capital Territory had the equal fourth highest HDI rating of any sub-national region in the world, behind only the Canton of Zurich, the Region of London, the Akershus and Oslo region in Norway, and tied with the Stockholm county region of Sweden.

Ranking

Rank	State or territory	HDI (2022) [1]
Very High Human Development
1	Australian Capital Territory	0.976
2	Western Australia	0.969
3	New South Wales	0.946
–	Australia	0.946
4	Victoria	0.942
5	Queensland	0.935
6	South Australia	0.933
7	Northern Territory	0.932
8	Tasmania	0.923

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
• List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.