Australia vs Costa Rica: Human capital composite index

Australia
0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
22nd

Human capital composite index over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
0.250.50.7511.21.5200220132024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Australia, a difference of 0.0103 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0602 standard deviations from the yearly mean Australia
2020s 0.8288 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2307 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, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0103 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for human capital composite index?
Australia ranks 23rd 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.