Barbados vs Zambia: Human capital composite index

Barbados
-0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Zambia
-0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Barbados rank
158th
Zambia rank
155th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Barbados
  • Zambia
-1012197019972024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Barbados, a difference of 0.0756 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0612 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
1980s 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0636 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
1990s 0.9604 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.6012 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2000s 0.6802 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5478 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2010s 0.2912 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0143 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2768 standard deviations from the yearly mean Barbados
2020s -0.1637 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3141 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1504 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 Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Barbados and Zambia?
0.0756 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for human capital composite index?
Barbados ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 155th 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.