Human Capital Index 2022

The Human Capital Index measures a country's investment in education and health, reflecting its potential for economic growth and productivity. This vital statistic highlights the importance of nurturing human resources for sustainable development.

174 data points•Updated 11/24/2025•World•Human Capital Index, World Bank (WB)•

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Complete Data Rankings

Rank
1	Singapore	0.893
2	China, Hong Kong SAR	0.828
3	China, Macao SAR	0.824
4	Japan	0.821
5	Ireland	0.812
6	South Korea	0.81
7	Sweden	0.81
8	Canada	0.806
9	Finland	0.8
10	Netherlands	0.795
11	Estonia	0.791
12	Slovenia	0.79
13	United Kingdom	0.785
14	Portugal	0.785
15	Australia	0.781
16	Cyprus	0.776
17	Poland	0.773
18	New Zealand	0.772
19	Norway	0.77
20	Czech Republic	0.767
21	Denmark	0.766
22	Belgium	0.764
23	Austria	0.762
24	France	0.761
25	Switzerland	0.758
26	Germany	0.755
27	Israel	0.755
28	Iceland	0.741
29	Spain	0.739
30	Italy	0.735
31	Latvia	0.733
32	Russia	0.732
33	Serbia	0.73
34	Croatia	0.726
35	Lithuania	0.723
36	Kazakhstan	0.721
37	Malta	0.718
38	United States	0.711
39	Belarus	0.7
40	Vietnam	0.699
41	Hungary	0.693
42	United Arab Emirates	0.691
43	Luxembourg	0.685
44	Greece	0.685
45	Bahrain	0.673
46	Slovakia	0.669
47	Chile	0.667
48	Albania	0.659
49	China	0.659
50	Qatar	0.651
51	Seychelles	0.65
52	Turkey	0.643
53	Montenegro	0.642
54	Bulgaria	0.638
55	Ukraine	0.637
56	Malaysia	0.631
57	Azerbaijan	0.631
58	Mauritius	0.629
59	Oman	0.629
60	Brunei Darussalam	0.626
61	Costa Rica	0.624
62	Uzbekistan	0.623
63	Thailand	0.621
64	Mexico	0.62
65	Trinidad and Tobago	0.619
66	Peru	0.618
67	Saint Lucia	0.617
68	Ecuador	0.617
69	Argentina	0.615
70	Antigua and Barbuda	0.613
71	Mongolia	0.611
72	Palau	0.609
73	Colombia	0.609
74	Sri Lanka	0.603
75	Uruguay	0.603
76	Iran	0.602
77	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.6
78	Kyrgyzstan	0.6
79	Georgia	0.6
80	Republic of Moldova	0.592
81	Grenada	0.589
82	State of Palestine	0.588
83	Saudi Arabia	0.587
84	Romania	0.585
85	Armenia	0.576
86	Samoa	0.574
87	Kosovo	0.566
88	Kuwait	0.561
89	Brazil	0.554
90	Indonesia	0.552
91	North Macedonia	0.551
92	Kenya	0.551
93	Jordan	0.549
94	El Salvador	0.547
95	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	0.546
96	Tonga	0.544
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.54
98	Dominica	0.538
99	Algeria	0.534
100	Paraguay	0.533
101	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.531
102	Jamaica	0.531
103	Kiribati	0.514
104	Nepal	0.511
105	Tunisia	0.51
106	Nicaragua	0.509
107	Fiji	0.509
108	Nauru	0.508
109	Morocco	0.507
110	Lebanon	0.506
111	Panama	0.505
112	India	0.502
113	Dominican Republic	0.499
114	Egypt	0.498
115	Guyana	0.496
116	Cambodia	0.492
117	Myanmar	0.483
118	Philippines	0.483
119	Honduras	0.482
120	Zimbabwe	0.481
121	Bhutan	0.475
122	Bangladesh	0.47
123	Timor-Leste	0.467
124	Tajikistan	0.466
125	Guatemala	0.465
126	Vanuatu	0.465
127	Namibia	0.462
128	Gabon	0.459
129	Ghana	0.457
130	Laos	0.457
131	Tuvalu	0.455
132	Haiti	0.448
133	Togo	0.446
134	Marshall Islands	0.442
135	Papua New Guinea	0.434
136	Senegal	0.43
137	Botswana	0.428
138	Malawi	0.427
139	Gambia	0.427
140	South Africa	0.424
141	Congo	0.422
142	Lesotho	0.418
143	Iraq	0.416
144	Pakistan	0.413
145	Benin	0.409
146	Solomon Islands	0.409
147	Comoros	0.408
148	Afghanistan	0.407
149	Zambia	0.403
150	Burundi	0.401
151	Cameroon	0.401
152	Burkina Faso	0.401
153	Côte d'Ivoire	0.398
154	Uganda	0.396
155	Tanzania	0.393
156	Mauritania	0.393
157	Eswatini	0.39
158	Madagascar	0.389
159	Rwanda	0.382
160	Ethiopia	0.381
161	Sudan	0.379
162	Yemen	0.373
163	Guinea	0.373
164	Sierra Leone	0.372
165	Mozambique	0.369
166	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0.368
167	Nigeria	0.366
168	Angola	0.365
169	Liberia	0.32
170	Mali	0.315
171	Niger	0.313
172	South Sudan	0.307
173	Chad	0.304
174	Central African Republic	0.292

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Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

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