Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Human capital composite index

Bahamas
-0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Bahamas
  • Papua New Guinea
-1012197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0722 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.8921 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
1980s 0.9477 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
1990s 0.9833 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
2010s -0.6052 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.8963 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2911 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
2020s -0.8931 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7779 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1152 standard deviations from the yearly mean Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
0.0722 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for human capital composite index?
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th 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.