Afghanistan vs Guyana: Human capital composite index

Afghanistan
-0.0585 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Guyana
-0.0485 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
125th
Guyana rank
123rd

Human capital composite index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports -0.0485 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0585 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guyana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Guyana ranks 123rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guyana Difference Ahead
1970s -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guyana
1980s -1.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7454 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guyana
1990s -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1787 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guyana
2000s -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2812 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guyana
2010s -0.7041 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.076 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6281 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guyana
2020s -0.0585 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2652 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2067 standard deviations from the yearly mean Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Afghanistan or Guyana?
Guyana, at -0.0485 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0585 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Afghanistan and Guyana?
0.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guyana?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Guyana rank globally for human capital composite index?
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Guyana ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Human capital composite index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Human capital composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 8,876 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.