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Australia - Human Capital Index (HCI+) 269.98

World Bank HCI · updated 2026-10-03 · 189 economies tracked

Latest value

269.98 (2025)

Global rank

##3 of 189 economies

vs global median

1.4×

Growth since 2010

1.04×

Ranking Race — Human Capital Index (HCI+)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#102010201520202025#4#32025 overtook Sweden
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Real annual global ranks, 2010 - 2025. Australia climbed from #4 to #3 (overtook Sweden). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2025
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto

Human Capital Index (HCI+), 2010-2025

World Bank HCI · index score (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2010201520202025258.43262.28266.13269.98

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