Australia's hdi rose from 0.9 in 1994 to 1.0 in 2023.
Australia · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Wellbeing
Australia's life satisfaction fell from 7.3 in 2011 to 6.9 in 2025.
Longevity
Australia's life expectancy rose from 77.8 yrs in 1995 to 83.1 yrs in 2024.
Australia's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 68.1 yrs in 2000 to 70.6 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
34th of 70 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
Australia's gini index rose from 31.3 in 1981 to 33.8 in 2020.
Air
Australia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 6.3 in 1994 to 6.4 in 2023.
Crime
Australia's homicide rate fell from 1.8 /100k in 1994 to 0.9 /100k in 2023.
Access
Australia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.
Adoption
Australia's internet users rose from 1.8 % in 1992 to 96.1 % in 2024.
Attainment
Australia's expected years of schooling rose from 17.4 yrs in 1994 to 20.7 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Australia's unemployment fell from 8.5 % in 1996 to 4.1 % in 2025.
Gender
Australia's women in parliament rose from 15.5 % in 1997 to 46.0 % in 2025.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Australia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data