List of Australian states and territories by Human Development Index

Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index, as of 2022, 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 Switzerland (0.967), the highest-ranked country in the world.

As of 2022, the Australian Capital Territory has the equal fourth highest HDI rating of any sub-national region in the world, behind only the Canton of Zurich, the Region of London, the Akershus and Oslo region in Norway,and tied with the Stockholm county region of Sweden.

• 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