Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Human capital composite index

Bahamas
-0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Puerto Rico
-0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Bahamas rank
162nd
Puerto Rico rank
161st

Human capital composite index over time

  • Bahamas
  • Puerto Rico
-1012197119972024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0014 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3016 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
2000s 0.2091 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0474 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2565 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bahamas
2010s -0.468 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1017 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3663 standard deviations from the yearly mean Puerto Rico
2020s -0.6345 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2159 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4186 standard deviations from the yearly mean Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
0.0014 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for human capital composite index?
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 161st 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.