Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
GovernanceWB WDIwb_wdi:HD.HCI.OVRL•Index (0-1)•2010 → 2020•174 countries
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Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
GovernanceWB WDI
Coverage
174
Frequency
—
Range
2010 \u2192 2020
Latest
2020

Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2020)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Index
≤ 0.4
0.4 – 0.46
0.46 – 0.53
0.53 – 0.59
0.59 – 0.63
0.63 – 0.75
> 0.75
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
174 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Countries
174
Median
0.6
Mean
0.6
25th pctl
0.4
75th pctl
0.7
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Compare trends
Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
SingaporeHong Kong SAR, ChinaJapan
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| SingaporeSGP | 0.88 Index | 2020 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0.81 Index | 2020 | |
| JapanJPN | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.8 Index | 2020 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.79 Index | 2020 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.79 Index | 2020 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.78 Index | 2020 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.78 Index | 2020 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0.78 Index | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.77 Index | 2020 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.77 Index | 2020 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.77 Index | 2020 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.77 Index | 2020 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.76 Index | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.76 Index | 2020 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.76 Index | 2020 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.76 Index | 2020 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.76 Index | 2020 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.75 Index | 2020 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0.75 Index | 2020 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.75 Index | 2020 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.75 Index | 2020 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.75 Index | 2020 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.73 Index | 2020 | |
| SpainESP | 0.73 Index | 2020 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.73 Index | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.71 Index | 2020 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.71 Index | 2020 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.71 Index | 2020 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.71 Index | 2020 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.7 Index | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0.7 Index | 2020 | — |
| GreeceGRC | 0.69 Index | 2020 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 0.69 Index | 2020 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.69 Index | 2020 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0.68 Index | 2020 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.68 Index | 2020 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 0.68 Index | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.67 Index | 2020 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.66 Index | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.65 Index | 2020 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.65 Index | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.65 Index | 2020 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.65 Index | 2020 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.64 Index | 2020 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.63 Index | 2020 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.63 Index | 2020 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0.62 Index | 2020 | — |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.62 Index | 2020 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| OmanOMN | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| PeruPER | 0.61 Index | 2020 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.6 Index | 2020 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0.59 Index | 2020 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.59 Index | 2020 | |
| PalauPLW | 0.59 Index | 2020 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.59 Index | 2020 | |
| RomaniaROU | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 0.58 Index | 2020 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 0.57 Index | 2020 | |
| KosovoXKX | 0.57 Index | 2020 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.57 Index | 2020 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.56 Index | 2020 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0.56 Index | 2020 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.55 Index | 2020 | |
| BrazilBRA | 0.55 Index | 2020 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.55 Index | 2020 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.55 Index | 2020 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 0.55 Index | 2020 | |
| DominicaDMA | 0.54 Index | 2020 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.54 Index | 2020 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 0.53 Index | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 0.53 Index | 2020 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0.53 Index | 2020 | |
| TongaTON | 0.53 Index | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0.53 Index | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 0.52 Index | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.52 Index | 2020 | |
| LebanonLBN | 0.52 Index | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.51 Index | 2020 | — |
| NaoeroNRU | 0.51 Index | 2020 | — |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.51 Index | 2020 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.51 Index | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| PanamaPAN | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.5 Index | 2020 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 0.49 Index | 2020 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.49 Index | 2020 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0.49 Index | 2020 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.49 Index | 2020 | |
| HondurasHND | 0.48 Index | 2020 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0.48 Index | 2020 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0.48 Index | 2020 | — |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0.47 Index | 2020 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 0.46 Index | 2020 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.46 Index | 2020 | |
| GabonGAB | 0.46 Index | 2020 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0.46 Index | 2020 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.45 Index | 2020 | |
| TogoTGO | 0.43 Index | 2020 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.43 Index | 2020 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.43 Index | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 0.42 Index | 2020 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 0.42 Index | 2020 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.42 Index | 2020 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 0.42 Index | 2020 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.42 Index | 2020 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.41 Index | 2020 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0.41 Index | 2020 | |
| IraqIRQ | 0.41 Index | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 0.41 Index | 2020 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0.4 Index | 2020 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 0.39 Index | 2020 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0.39 Index | 2020 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.39 Index | 2020 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| SudanSDN | 0.38 Index | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.37 Index | 2020 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0.37 Index | 2020 | |
| GuineaGIN | 0.37 Index | 2020 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.37 Index | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.36 Index | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.36 Index | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 0.36 Index | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 0.36 Index | 2020 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.32 Index | 2020 | |
| MaliMLI | 0.32 Index | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 0.32 Index | 2020 | |
| South SudanSSD | 0.31 Index | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 0.3 Index | 2020 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.29 Index | 2020 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)