Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Human capital composite index

Bangladesh
-0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
El Salvador
-0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
170th
El Salvador rank
167th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
-1.5-1-0.500.5197019972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0304 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 170th and El Salvador ranks 167th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s -0.6466 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0804 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.727 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
1980s -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0148 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
1990s -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2042 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
2000s -0.9744 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1491 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
2010s -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0975 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9214 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
2020s -0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5083 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0227 standard deviations from the yearly mean Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
0.0304 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for human capital composite index?
Bangladesh ranks 170th and El Salvador ranks 167th 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.