Albania vs Costa Rica: Human capital composite index

Albania
0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Albania rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
22nd

Human capital composite index over time

  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
-0.500.511.5197620002024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.008 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Albania ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.078 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4019 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3239 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s 0.1711 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8147 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2020s 0.0908 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9686 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Albania or Costa Rica?
Albania, at 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Albania and Costa Rica?
0.008 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for human capital composite index?
Albania ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 22nd 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.