Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1) - Country Ranking - Middle East
Definition: The HCI calculates the contributions of health and education to worker productivity. The final index score ranges from zero to one and measures the productivity as a future worker of child born today relative to the benchmark of full health and complete education.
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on the methodology described in World Bank (2018). https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30498
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 0.73 | 2020 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 0.67 | 2020 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 0.65 | 2020 |
| 4 | Turkey | 0.65 | 2020 |
| 5 | Qatar | 0.64 | 2020 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 0.62 | 2020 |
| 7 | Oman | 0.61 | 2020 |
| 8 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.60 | 2020 |
| 9 | Iran | 0.59 | 2020 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.58 | 2020 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0.56 | 2020 |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.55 | 2020 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 0.52 | 2020 |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 0.50 | 2020 |
| 15 | Iraq | 0.41 | 2020 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.41 | 2020 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 0.40 | 2020 |
| 18 | Yemen | 0.37 | 2020 |
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