Barbados vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human capital composite index

Barbados
-0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
-0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Barbados rank
158th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
157th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Barbados
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
-1012197119972024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports -0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Barbados, a difference of 0.0536 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 157th of 202 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1553 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
1980s 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.6038 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2000s 0.4773 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2010s 0.3386 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.8192 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2020s -0.0789 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1663 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Barbados or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at -0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Barbados and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
0.0536 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for human capital composite index?
Barbados ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 157th 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.