Australia vs North America: Human capital composite index

Australia
0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
North America
0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
North America rank
20th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Australia
  • North America
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America, a difference of 0.8459 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Australia's figure about 15.2 times North America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and North America ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia North America Difference Ahead
2010s 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3849 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7805 standard deviations from the yearly mean Australia
2020s 0.8288 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2794 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5494 standard deviations from the yearly mean Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Australia or North America?
Australia, at 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Australia and North America?
0.8459 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and North America rank globally for human capital composite index?
Australia ranks 23rd and North America ranks 20th 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.