List of Australian states according to the Human Development Index

The following list sorts the states of Australia according to their Human Development Index .

The Human Development Index is a method of calculating the level of development of a country or region. The HDI not only takes into account the gross national income per capita, but also life expectancy and the duration of training based on the number of school years a 25-year-old has completed and the expected duration of a child's education at school age. The HDI was essentially developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq , who worked closely with the Indian economist Amartya Sen and the British economist and politician Meghnad Desai .

Calculation method

As of the Human Development Report 2010, the three dimensions are calculated as follows:

• Life expectancy index: life expectancy at birth (LE)
• Education index: Average school attendance (DSD) and expected school attendance (VSD) in years
• Standard of living : Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (GNIpk), PPP US $

1. Life Expectancy Index (LEI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{LE}}-20}{85{,}0-20}}}$
2. Education Index (BI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{DSDI}}+{\text{VSDI}}}{2}}}$

   2.1. Average School Attendance Index (DSDI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{DSD}}-0}{15{,}0-0}}}$

   2.2. Estimated School Attendance Index (VSDI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {{\text{VSD}}-0}{18{,}0-0}}}$

3. Income Index (EI) ${\displaystyle ={\dfrac {\ln({\text{BNEpk}})-\ln(100)}{\ln(75000)-\ln(100)}}}$

Finally, the HDI is calculated as a geometric mean from the three dimensions: ${\displaystyle {\text{HDI}}={\sqrt[{3}]{{\text{LEI}}\cdot {\text{BI}}\cdot {\text{EI}}}}.}$

LE: life expectancy at birth

DSD: Average duration of school attendance (number of years that a person aged 25 or older has attended school)

VSD: Estimated length of school attendance (number of years a 5-year-old child will likely go to school)

BNEpk: Gross national income per capita adjusted for purchasing power in US dollars

States according to HDI

Legend:

> 0.950

0.950-0.940

0.940-0.930

0.930-0.920

<0.920

All 6 states, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ( Canberra ) according to the development of the Human Development Index from 1990 to 2017. A country with a similar Human Development Index in the same year is also given. With a value of 0.939, Australia was ranked third in the Human Development Index. Every Australian state achieved a very high level of human development.

rank	States	HDI 1990	HDI 2000	HDI 2010	HDI 2017	Increase 1990-2017	Comparable country
1	Australian Capital Territory	0.898	0.925	0.955	0.973	▲ 0.075	Norway
2	Western Australia	0.866	0.901	0.901	0.955	▲ 0.089	Norway
3	New South Wales	0.871	0.904	0.923	0.940	▲ 0.069	Ireland
4th	Victoria	0.871	0.902	0.923	0.939	▲ 0.068	Ireland
5	Queensland	0.857	0.891	0.920	0.932	▲ 0.075	Singapore
6th	Northern Territory	0.831	0.871	0.906	0.927	▲ 0.096	Canada
	South Australia	0.854	0.888	0.912	0.927	▲ 0.073	Canada
8th	Tasmania	0.833	0.872	0.896	0.908	▲ 0.075	Austria
	Australia	0.866	0.901	0.939	0.939	▲ 0.073	Australia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HDR_2013_EN_TechNotes (PDF) Page 2.
2. ^ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .