Human capital per capita, male (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
492,510 current US$
Switzerland
Lowest
303.15 current US$
Gambia
Median
14,121 current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital per capita, male (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 492,510 current US$ in Switzerland; the lowest is 303.15 current US$ in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,121 current US$, and the mean is 52,877 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,625.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 264.5%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 74.4%).
Human capital per capita, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 492,510 current US$ | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 409,895 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 302,348 current US$ | 2020 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 302,134 current US$ | 2020 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 276,645 current US$ | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 273,267 current US$ | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 248,575 current US$ | 2020 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 247,657 current US$ | 2020 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 235,261 current US$ | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 233,505 current US$ | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 214,522 current US$ | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 201,706 current US$ | 2020 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 200,456 current US$ | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 195,917 current US$ | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 15 | Qatar | 181,453 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 180,798 current US$ | 2020 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 178,008 current US$ | 2020 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 177,498 current US$ | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 167,222 current US$ | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 20 | France | 162,092 current US$ | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 156,773 current US$ | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 156,067 current US$ | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 136,582 current US$ | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 121,827 current US$ | 2020 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 119,808 current US$ | 2020 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 99,550 current US$ | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 92,584 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 84,562 current US$ | 2020 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 83,526 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 74,480 current US$ | 2020 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 65,158 current US$ | 2020 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bahrain | 58,274 current US$ | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 56,279 current US$ | 2020 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 54,187 current US$ | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 53,324 current US$ | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 52,412 current US$ | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 50,627 current US$ | 2020 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 50,165 current US$ | 2020 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 49,998 current US$ | 2020 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 40 | Oman | 48,565 current US$ | 2020 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 46,776 current US$ | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 46,502 current US$ | 2020 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 44,332 current US$ | 2020 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 40,616 current US$ | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 38,099 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Maldives | 36,528 current US$ | 2020 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 35,002 current US$ | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 34,567 current US$ | 2020 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 49 | China | 33,570 current US$ | 2020 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 33,378 current US$ | 2020 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32,308 current US$ | 2020 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 52 | Russia | 31,353 current US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 27,076 current US$ | 2020 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 25,792 current US$ | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 55 | Argentina | 25,675 current US$ | 2020 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 25,253 current US$ | 2020 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Thailand | 24,371 current US$ | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 58 | Guyana | 23,757 current US$ | 2020 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 23,198 current US$ | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 60 | Turkey | 22,838 current US$ | 2020 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 22,237 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 21,696 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 21,349 current US$ | 2020 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 20,347 current US$ | 2020 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 18,698 current US$ | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 18,108 current US$ | 2020 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Namibia | 17,959 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 68 | Jamaica | 17,636 current US$ | 2020 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 17,271 current US$ | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,095 current US$ | 2020 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 15,816 current US$ | 2020 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 15,275 current US$ | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 14,816 current US$ | 2020 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 74 | Lebanon | 14,729 current US$ | 2020 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 75 | Serbia | 14,255 current US$ | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 13,986 current US$ | 2020 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 13,002 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 12,452 current US$ | 2020 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 12,372 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 80 | Bolivia | 11,873 current US$ | 2020 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,652 current US$ | 2020 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 11,391 current US$ | 2020 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 83 | Belize | 11,288 current US$ | 2020 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 84 | Vietnam | 11,213 current US$ | 2020 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11,164 current US$ | 2020 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 11,161 current US$ | 2020 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Eswatini | 11,074 current US$ | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 88 | Kenya | 10,418 current US$ | 2020 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Philippines | 10,304 current US$ | 2020 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 9,952 current US$ | 2020 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 9,732 current US$ | 2020 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Jordan | 9,663 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 9,653 current US$ | 2020 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 9,459 current US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 95 | Albania | 9,411 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 96 | Georgia | 8,491 current US$ | 2020 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt | 8,384 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 98 | Ukraine | 8,243 current US$ | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 8,182 current US$ | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 8,132 current US$ | 2020 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 101 | India | 7,651 current US$ | 2020 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Cameroon | 7,586 current US$ | 2020 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 103 | Congo | 7,436 current US$ | 2020 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 104 | Benin | 7,335 current US$ | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 7,121 current US$ | 2020 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Suriname | 7,096 current US$ | 2020 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 107 | Iran | 6,754 current US$ | 2020 | down 62.9% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 6,078 current US$ | 2020 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 6,035 current US$ | 2020 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 5,987 current US$ | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 5,983 current US$ | 2020 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 112 | Mauritania | 5,957 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 5,907 current US$ | 2020 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 5,903 current US$ | 2020 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Gabon | 5,734 current US$ | 2020 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 5,603 current US$ | 2020 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 117 | Angola | 5,478 current US$ | 2020 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 5,031 current US$ | 2020 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Senegal | 4,788 current US$ | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 4,546 current US$ | 2020 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 121 | Iraq | 4,505 current US$ | 2020 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Zambia | 4,455 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Cambodia | 4,243 current US$ | 2020 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Uganda | 4,115 current US$ | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 3,958 current US$ | 2020 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | 3,956 current US$ | 2020 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 127 | Rwanda | 3,912 current US$ | 2020 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Laos | 3,898 current US$ | 2020 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Nepal | 3,618 current US$ | 2020 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,590 current US$ | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 131 | Tanzania | 3,489 current US$ | 2020 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 132 | Nigeria | 3,277 current US$ | 2020 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Lesotho | 2,772 current US$ | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 134 | Malawi | 2,720 current US$ | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan | 2,674 current US$ | 2020 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 2,533 current US$ | 2020 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 2,505 current US$ | 2020 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 138 | Moldova | 2,368 current US$ | 2020 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 2,366 current US$ | 2020 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 140 | Madagascar | 2,264 current US$ | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,224 current US$ | 2020 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,182 current US$ | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 143 | Chad | 2,124 current US$ | 2020 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 2,107 current US$ | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Mozambique | 1,388 current US$ | 2020 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 1,274 current US$ | 2020 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 1,102 current US$ | 2020 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 148 | Niger | 1,100 current US$ | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 433.6 current US$ | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 303.15 current US$ | 2020 | down 9.9% | volatile |