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) Very High Human Development 1 0.988 2 0.973 3 0.958 – 0.958 4 0.954 5 0.947 6 0.944 8 0.935
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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