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Human capital index

What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.

Unit: index, 0–1 Period: 2010–2020 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 0.56 index Countries: 172

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2020.

Human capital index, 2020

Top-20 · index, 0–1

Human capital index, 20200.750.80.850.9SingaporeSingapore: 0.88 index0.88Hong KongHong Kong: 0.81 index0.81JapanJapan: 0.8 index0.8South KoreaSouth Korea: 0.8 index0.8CanadaCanada: 0.8 index0.8FinlandFinland: 0.8 index0.8MacaoMacao: 0.8 index0.8SwedenSweden: 0.8 index0.8IrelandIreland: 0.79 index0.79NetherlandsNetherlands: 0.79 index0.79United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 0.78 index0.78EstoniaEstonia: 0.78 index0.78New ZealandNew Zealand: 0.78 index0.78SloveniaSlovenia: 0.77 index0.77NorwayNorway: 0.77 index0.77AustraliaAustralia: 0.77 index0.77PortugalPortugal: 0.77 index0.77FranceFrance: 0.76 index0.76BelgiumBelgium: 0.76 index0.76SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 0.76 index0.76

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Human capital index — 2020 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SG Singapore 0.88 2020 1
2 HK Hong Kong 0.81 2020 2
3 JP Japan 0.8 2020 3
4 KR South Korea 0.8 2020 4
5 CA Canada 0.8 2020 5
6 FI Finland 0.8 2020 6
7 MO Macao 0.8 2020 7
8 SE Sweden 0.8 2020 8
9 IE Ireland 0.79 2020 9
10 NL Netherlands 0.79 2020 10
11 GB United Kingdom 0.78 2020 11
12 EE Estonia 0.78 2020 12
13 NZ New Zealand 0.78 2020 13
14 SI Slovenia 0.77 2020 14
15 NO Norway 0.77 2020 15
16 AU Australia 0.77 2020 16
17 PT Portugal 0.77 2020 17
18 FR France 0.76 2020 18
19 BE Belgium 0.76 2020 19
20 CH Switzerland 0.76 2020 20
21 CY Cyprus 0.76 2020 21
22 DK Denmark 0.76 2020 22
23 PL Poland 0.75 2020 23
24 CZ Czechia 0.75 2020 24
25 DE Germany 0.75 2020 25
26 AT Austria 0.75 2020 26
27 IS Iceland 0.75 2020 27
28 IL Israel 0.73 2020 28
29 ES Spain 0.73 2020 29
30 IT Italy 0.73 2020 30
31 HR Croatia 0.71 2020 31
32 MT Malta 0.71 2020 32
33 LV Latvia 0.71 2020 33
34 LT Lithuania 0.71 2020 34
35 US United States 0.7 2020 35
36 BY Belarus 0.7 2020 36
37 GR Greece 0.69 2020 37
38 VN Vietnam 0.69 2020 38
39 LU Luxembourg 0.69 2020 39
40 HU Hungary 0.68 2020 40
41 RU Russia 0.68 2020 41
42 RS Serbia 0.68 2020 42
43 AE United Arab Emirates 0.67 2020 43
44 SK Slovakia 0.66 2020 44
45 CN China 0.65 2020 45
46 BH Bahrain 0.65 2020 46
47 CL Chile 0.65 2020 47
48 TR Türkiye 0.65 2020 48
49 QA Qatar 0.64 2020 49
50 AL Albania 0.63 2020 50
51 ME Montenegro 0.63 2020 51
52 SC Seychelles 0.63 2020 52
53 UA Ukraine 0.63 2020 53
54 CR Costa Rica 0.63 2020 54
55 KZ Kazakhstan 0.63 2020 55
56 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.63 2020 56
57 UZ Uzbekistan 0.62 2020 57
58 MU Mauritius 0.62 2020 58
59 MN Mongolia 0.61 2020 59
60 BG Bulgaria 0.61 2020 60
61 MX Mexico 0.61 2020 61
62 MY Malaysia 0.61 2020 62
63 TH Thailand 0.61 2020 63
64 OM Oman 0.61 2020 64
65 PE Peru 0.61 2020 65
66 CO Colombia 0.6 2020 66
67 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.6 2020 67
68 LC Saint Lucia 0.6 2020 68
69 AR Argentina 0.6 2020 69
70 UY Uruguay 0.6 2020 70
71 LK Sri Lanka 0.6 2020 71
72 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.6 2020 72
73 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.6 2020 73
74 EC Ecuador 0.59 2020 74
75 IR Iran 0.59 2020 75
76 PW Palau 0.59 2020 76
77 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.59 2020 77
78 RO Romania 0.58 2020 78
79 MD Moldova 0.58 2020 79
80 PS Palestine 0.58 2020 80
81 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.58 2020 81
82 AM Armenia 0.58 2020 82
83 AZ Azerbaijan 0.58 2020 83
84 SA Saudi Arabia 0.58 2020 84
85 GE Georgia 0.57 2020 85
86 GD Grenada 0.57 2020 86
87 KW Kuwait 0.56 2020 87
88 MK North Macedonia 0.56 2020 88
89 JO Jordan 0.55 2020 89
90 BR Brazil 0.55 2020 90
91 WS Samoa 0.55 2020 91
92 KE Kenya 0.55 2020 92
93 SV El Salvador 0.55 2020 93
94 DM Dominica 0.54 2020 94
95 ID Indonesia 0.54 2020 95
96 JM Jamaica 0.53 2020 96
97 DZ Algeria 0.53 2020 97
98 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.53 2020 98
99 TO Tonga 0.53 2020 99
100 PY Paraguay 0.53 2020 100
101 TN Tunisia 0.52 2020 101
102 PH Philippines 0.52 2020 102
103 LB Lebanon 0.52 2020 103
104 FJ Fiji 0.51 2020 104
105 NI Nicaragua 0.51 2020 105
106 FM Micronesia 0.51 2020 106
107 NP Nepal 0.5 2020 107
108 MA Morocco 0.5 2020 108
109 TJ Tajikistan 0.5 2020 108
110 DO Dominican Republic 0.5 2020 110
111 PA Panama 0.5 2020 111
112 GY Guyana 0.5 2020 112
113 EG Egypt 0.49 2020 113
114 IN India 0.49 2020 114
115 KI Kiribati 0.49 2020 115
116 KH Cambodia 0.49 2020 116
117 HN Honduras 0.48 2020 117
118 MM Myanmar 0.48 2020 118
119 BT Bhutan 0.48 2020 119
120 ZW Zimbabwe 0.47 2020 120
121 BD Bangladesh 0.46 2020 121
122 GT Guatemala 0.46 2020 122
123 GA Gabon 0.46 2020 123
124 LA Laos 0.46 2020 124
125 VU Vanuatu 0.45 2020 125
126 TL Timor-Leste 0.45 2020 126
127 GH Ghana 0.45 2020 127
128 TV Tuvalu 0.45 2020 128
129 HT Haiti 0.45 2020 129
130 NA Namibia 0.45 2020 130
131 TG Togo 0.43 2020 131
132 PG Papua New Guinea 0.43 2020 132
133 ZA South Africa 0.43 2020 133
134 MH Marshall Islands 0.42 2020 134
135 GM Gambia 0.42 2020 135
136 SN Senegal 0.42 2020 136
137 SB Solomon Islands 0.42 2020 137
138 CG Republic of the Congo 0.42 2020 138
139 BW Botswana 0.41 2020 139
140 MW Malawi 0.41 2020 140
141 IQ Iraq 0.41 2020 141
142 PK Pakistan 0.41 2020 142
143 KM Comoros 0.4 2020 143
144 LS Lesotho 0.4 2020 144
145 BJ Benin 0.4 2020 145
146 AF Afghanistan 0.4 2020 146
147 CM Cameroon 0.4 2020 147
148 ZM Zambia 0.4 2020 148
149 MG Madagascar 0.39 2020 149
150 TZ Tanzania 0.39 2020 150
151 BI Burundi 0.39 2020 151
152 UG Uganda 0.38 2020 152
153 BF Burkina Faso 0.38 2020 153
154 ET Ethiopia 0.38 2020 154
155 MR Mauritania 0.38 2020 155
156 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.38 2020 156
157 RW Rwanda 0.38 2020 157
158 SD Sudan 0.38 2020 158
159 YE Yemen 0.37 2020 159
160 SZ Eswatini 0.37 2020 160
161 GN Guinea 0.37 2020 161
162 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.37 2020 162
163 SL Sierra Leone 0.36 2020 163
164 AO Angola 0.36 2020 164
165 MZ Mozambique 0.36 2020 165
166 NG Nigeria 0.36 2020 166
167 LR Liberia 0.32 2020 167
168 ML Mali 0.32 2020 168
169 NE Niger 0.32 2020 169
170 SS South Sudan 0.31 2020 170
171 TD Chad 0.3 2020 171
172 CF Central African Republic 0.29 2020 172
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Maximum 0.88 index
Median 0.56 index
Minimum 0.29 index
World 0.52 index

About the indicator

The World Bank Human Capital Index: the expected productivity of a child born today by the time they enter working age — as a fraction of the productivity they would reach with complete education and full health. A value of 0.5 means the child realizes half of what is possible, and half is lost to poor schooling and to illness. The index is assembled from survival to age five, expected years of schooling adjusted for test scores, the share of children who are not stunted, and adult survival.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the number of children rather than by the whole population: the index refers to those born today. Values are released once every few years rather than annually.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
index, 0–1
Observation period
2010–2020
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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