Human Capital Index 2025

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 pointsWorldHuman Capital Index, World Bank (WB)

Interactive Map

Complete Data Rankings

Rank
1
Singapore flag
Singapore
0.904
2
China, Macao SAR flag
China, Macao SAR
0.867
3
China, Hong Kong SAR flag
China, Hong Kong SAR
0.839
4
Ireland flag
Ireland
0.823
5
Japan flag
Japan
0.821
6
Sweden flag
Sweden
0.821
7
Canada flag
Canada
0.814
8
Estonia flag
Estonia
0.808
9
South Korea flag
South Korea
0.806
10
Cyprus flag
Cyprus
0.799
11
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
0.798
12
Portugal flag
Portugal
0.795
13
Finland flag
Finland
0.795
14
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
0.794
15
Poland flag
Poland
0.79
16
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
0.79
17
Australia flag
Australia
0.787
18
Czech Republic flag
Czech Republic
0.776
19
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
0.771
20
Norway flag
Norway
0.77
21
Denmark flag
Denmark
0.769
22
Belgium flag
Belgium
0.767
23
Austria flag
Austria
0.767
24
Russia flag
Russia
0.764
25
Israel flag
Israel
0.763
26
France flag
France
0.762
27
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
0.755
28
Germany flag
Germany
0.753
29
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
0.748
30
Serbia flag
Serbia
0.747
31
Latvia flag
Latvia
0.746
32
Spain flag
Spain
0.746
33
Iceland flag
Iceland
0.738
34
Croatia flag
Croatia
0.733
35
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
0.731
36
Italy flag
Italy
0.73
37
Malta flag
Malta
0.727
38
United States flag
United States
0.716
39
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
0.709
40
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
0.708
41
Belarus flag
Belarus
0.7
42
Hungary flag
Hungary
0.693
43
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
0.69
44
Albania flag
Albania
0.688
45
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
0.681
46
Greece flag
Greece
0.677
47
Chile flag
Chile
0.676
48
China flag
China
0.668
49
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
0.668
50
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
0.666
51
Qatar flag
Qatar
0.665
52
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
0.662
53
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
0.657
54
Oman flag
Oman
0.648
55
Turkey flag
Turkey
0.647
56
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
0.642
57
Palau flag
Palau
0.64
58
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
0.639
59
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
0.639
60
Ukraine flag
Ukraine
0.638
61
Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia
0.638
62
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
0.636
63
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
0.636
64
Trinidad and Tobago flag
Trinidad and Tobago
0.636
65
Peru flag
Peru
0.636
66
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
0.632
67
Thailand flag
Thailand
0.63
68
Mexico flag
Mexico
0.627
69
Brunei Darussalam flag
Brunei Darussalam
0.626
70
Grenada flag
Grenada
0.625
71
Uzbekistan flag
Uzbekistan
0.623
72
Argentina flag
Argentina
0.621
73
Saint Kitts and Nevis flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.62
74
Colombia flag
Colombia
0.616
75
Samoa flag
Samoa
0.613
76
Georgia flag
Georgia
0.613
77
Iran flag
Iran
0.611
78
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
0.611
79
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
0.607
80
Uruguay flag
Uruguay
0.606
81
Micronesia (Fed. States of) flag
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
0.605
82
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
0.604
83
State of Palestine flag
State of Palestine
0.601
84
Republic of Moldova flag
Republic of Moldova
0.6
85
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
0.597
86
Romania flag
Romania
0.581
87
Armenia flag
Armenia
0.572
88
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
0.566
89
Tonga flag
Tonga
0.564
90
Kosovo flag
Kosovo
0.563
91
Brazil flag
Brazil
0.559
92
Kenya flag
Kenya
0.558
93
Kuwait flag
Kuwait
0.558
94
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
0.555
95
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
0.549
96
Kiribati flag
Kiribati
0.547
97
Jordan flag
Jordan
0.547
98
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
0.539
99
Algeria flag
Algeria
0.535
100
Dominica flag
Dominica
0.527
101
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.527
102
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
0.524
103
Nepal flag
Nepal
0.521
104
India flag
India
0.515
105
Morocco flag
Morocco
0.515
106
Nicaragua flag
Nicaragua
0.51
107
Fiji flag
Fiji
0.509
108
Nauru flag
Nauru
0.508
109
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
0.507
110
Egypt flag
Egypt
0.503
111
Panama flag
Panama
0.502
112
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
0.499
113
Guyana flag
Guyana
0.497
114
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
0.494
115
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
0.492
116
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
0.492
117
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
0.491
118
Honduras flag
Honduras
0.483
119
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
0.481
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.481
121
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu
0.479
122
Namibia flag
Namibia
0.479
123
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
0.478
124
Bhutan flag
Bhutan
0.475
125
Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands
0.471
126
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
0.471
127
Ghana flag
Ghana
0.466
128
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu
0.465
129
Togo flag
Togo
0.465
130
Gabon flag
Gabon
0.461
131
Laos flag
Laos
0.456
132
Haiti flag
Haiti
0.451
133
Malawi flag
Malawi
0.443
134
Botswana flag
Botswana
0.442
135
Gambia flag
Gambia
0.441
136
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
0.44
137
Senegal flag
Senegal
0.44
138
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
0.437
139
Philippines flag
Philippines
0.433
140
Iraq flag
Iraq
0.428
141
Congo flag
Congo
0.425
142
South Africa flag
South Africa
0.424
143
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
0.423
144
Côte d'Ivoire flag
Côte d'Ivoire
0.421
145
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
0.421
146
Benin flag
Benin
0.42
147
Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
0.417
148
Burundi flag
Burundi
0.416
149
Comoros flag
Comoros
0.414
150
Zambia flag
Zambia
0.411
151
Eswatini flag
Eswatini
0.41
152
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
0.409
153
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
0.409
154
Uganda flag
Uganda
0.408
155
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
0.406
156
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
0.399
157
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands
0.392
158
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
0.39
159
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
0.386
160
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
0.386
161
Sudan flag
Sudan
0.381
162
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
0.379
163
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
0.379
164
Guinea flag
Guinea
0.376
165
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
0.375
166
Yemen flag
Yemen
0.373
167
Congo, Democratic Republic of the flag
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.371
168
Angola flag
Angola
0.368
169
Liberia flag
Liberia
0.323
170
Mali flag
Mali
0.31
171
Niger flag
Niger
0.31
172
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
0.308
173
Chad flag
Chad
0.308
174
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
0.292

Top 10 Countries

  1. #1Singapore flagSingapore
  2. #2China, Macao SAR flagChina, Macao SAR
  3. #3China, Hong Kong SAR flagChina, Hong Kong SAR
  4. #4Ireland flagIreland
  5. #5Japan flagJapan
  6. #6Sweden flagSweden
  7. #7Canada flagCanada
  8. #8Estonia flagEstonia
  9. #9South Korea flagSouth Korea
  10. #10Cyprus flagCyprus

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

Bottom 10 Countries

  1. #174Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  2. #173Chad flagChad
  3. #172South Sudan flagSouth Sudan
  4. #171Niger flagNiger
  5. #170Mali flagMali
  6. #169Liberia flagLiberia
  7. #168Angola flagAngola
  8. #167Congo, Democratic Republic of the flagCongo, Democratic Republic of the
  9. #166Yemen flagYemen
  10. #165Nigeria flagNigeria

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

Data Source

Human Capital Index, World Bank (WB)

The Human Capital Data Portal provides global, regional, and economy-level data on key dimensions of human capital, including education, health, social protection, and labor.

Visit Data Source

Historical Data by Year

Explore Human Capital Index data across different years. Compare trends and see how statistics have changed over time.

More People and Society Facts