Human Development Index (HDI) in Oceania

14 countries in Oceania, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.958
Median country
0.706
half above, half below
World
0.756
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.576 to 0.958
Papua New Guinea - Australia

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Across 14 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Australia (0.958) and the lowest in Papua New Guinea (0.576).

The median country is at 0.706: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Human Development Index over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Australia0.958
2New Zealand0.938
3Palau0.786
4Tonga0.769
5Marshall Islands0.733
6Fiji0.731
7Samoa0.708
8Nauru0.703
9Tuvalu0.689
10Kiribati0.644
11Vanuatu0.621
12Federated States of Micronesia0.615
13Solomon Islands0.584
14Papua New Guinea0.576
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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