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The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Tuvalu is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 5.22 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.65 (2022)

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Index description

The Human Capital Index (HCI) calculates the level of human capital that a child born today might anticipate having by the time they turn 18 years old, taking into account the risks associated with poor health and inadequate educational opportunities in their nation.

Results for Tuvalu

2020 Simulator
projection
Rank 130
Score
0.45Value: 0.447317921826267
Value: 0.447317921826267
Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2020 - Tuvalu
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconSurvival
Rank 107 / Score 0.98
Probability of Survival to Age 5Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.88
Worst: Nigeria 0.88
Best: Finland 1.00
79.68%
0.98Value: 0.975619
plus interface iconSchool
Rank 131 / Score 0.53
Expected Years of SchoolInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
13.94 4.16
Worst: Liberia 4.16
Best: Sweden 13.94
68.08%
10.82Value: 10.8186
Harmonized Test ScoreInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
575.27 304.92
Worst: Niger 304.92
Best: Singapore 575.27
15.38%
346.5Value: 346.498
plus interface iconHealth
Rank 152 / Score 0.87
Fraction of children under 5 not stuntedInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.98 0.46
Worst: Burundi 0.46
Best: St. Lucia 0.98
N/AValue: N/A
Adult survival ratesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.96 0.52
Worst: Lesotho 0.52
Best: Qatar 0.96
60.68%
0.79Value: 0.787
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.56 Value: 0.561209535175211
Developed Economies Average
0.74 0.740065511054255
Developing Economies Average
0.52 0.518749841881739
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score
0.88 0.879011943991258
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Central African Republic
Score
0.29 0.291631906415055
Global Rank 174
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Japan
Score
0.8 0.804601640413287
Global Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Romania
Score
0.58 0.583993755474393
Global Rank 79
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Singapore
Score
0.88 0.879011943991258
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Niger
Score
0.32 0.315685180660327
Global Rank 171
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.52 0.519538812646144
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.51 0.510012723281354
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0.38 0.384116001243181
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
0.67 0.67289964177379
Global Rank 43
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
0.37 0.372784417592119
Global Rank 161
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
0.58 0.579996644961471
Global Rank 80
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
0.41 0.407643300003074
Global Rank 143
Highest Arab LDC Country Comoros
Score
0.4 0.404688313524801
Global Rank 145
Lowest Arab LDC Country Yemen
Score
0.37 0.372784417592119
Global Rank 161
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.71 0.706850744858099
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.56 0.56047584283535
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.48 0.483477423198905
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.37 0.374553215537059
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.59 0.585064543170091
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.55 0.54646903215799
Oil Exporting Best Country Canada
Score
0.8 0.797389867668781
Global Rank 5
Oil Exporting Worst Country Chad
Score
0.3 0.299782799780423
Global Rank 173
Oil Importing Best Country Singapore
Score
0.88 0.879011943991258
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country Central African Republic
Score
0.29 0.291631906415055
Global Rank 174
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.74 0.738402937825662
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.75 0.745975829760839
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.66 0.663331222843533
OECD Best Country Japan
Score
0.8 0.804601640413287
Global Rank 3
OECD Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.6 0.604330272121218
Global Rank 66
OECD Developed Best Country Japan
Score
0.8 0.804601640413287
Global Rank 3
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
0.61 0.612949796775851
Global Rank 61
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
0.8 0.798655783725159
Global Rank 4
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.6 0.604330272121218
Global Rank 66
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
0.52
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 0.67
Rank 43
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score 0.37
Rank 161
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
0.48
Highest Ranked Country Country Algeria
Score 0.53
Rank 98
Lowest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score 0.38
Rank 157
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.6
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 0.88
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Papua New Guinea
Score 0.43
Rank 134
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.69
Highest Ranked Country Country Finland
Score 0.8
Rank 6
Lowest Ranked Country Country Tajikistan
Score 0.5
Rank 110
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.55
Highest Ranked Country Country Chile
Score 0.65
Rank 47
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 0.45
Rank 131
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.75
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.8
Rank 5
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.7
Rank 35
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.49
Highest Ranked Country Country Sri Lanka
Score 0.6
Rank 71
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 0.4
Rank 147
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.4
Highest Ranked Country Country Seychelles
Score 0.63
Rank 52
Lowest Ranked Country Country Central African Republic
Score 0.29
Rank 174
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
0.49
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 0.67
Rank 43
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 0.3
Rank 173
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