Albania vs World: Human capital composite index

Albania
0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
World
-0.0431 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Albania rank
21st
World rank
22nd

Human capital composite index over time

  • Albania
  • World
-0.500.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0431 standard deviations from the yearly mean in World, a difference of 0.967 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Albania's figure about 21.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2727 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania
1980s 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2538 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7505 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania
1990s 0.4183 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2418 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1766 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania
2000s 0.1104 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0062 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1166 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania
2010s 0.1711 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0565 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2276 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania
2020s 0.0908 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0879 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1787 standard deviations from the yearly mean Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Albania or World?
Albania, at 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0431 standard deviations from the yearly mean in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Albania and World?
0.967 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and World?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Albania and World rank globally for human capital composite index?
Albania ranks 21st and World 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
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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.