Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index, as provided by the 2023 sub-national data set (released in 2025), 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.
The Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia have a higher HDI value than Iceland (0.972), the highest-ranked country in the world.
As of 2025, the Australian Capital Territory had the second highest HDI rating of any sub-national region in the world, behind only the Canton of Zurich (0.993).
Ranking
| Rank | State or territory | HDI (2023) | Comparable Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very High Human Development | |||
| 1 | Australian Capital Territory | 0.988 | Iceland |
| 2 | Western Australia | 0.973 | Iceland |
| 3 | New South Wales | 0.958 | Germany |
| – | Australia | 0.958 | Germany |
| 4 | Victoria | 0.954 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Queensland | 0.947 | Finland |
| 6 | South Australia | 0.944 | United Kingdom |
| Northern Territory | United Kingdom | ||
| 8 | Tasmania | 0.935 | South Korea |
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
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