Belgium vs Upper middle income: Human capital composite index

Belgium
1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Belgium rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Belgium
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.8159 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 202 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3307 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean Belgium
2010s 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.266 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean Belgium
2020s 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.231 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9674 standard deviations from the yearly mean Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Belgium or Upper middle income?
Belgium, at 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Belgium and Upper middle income?
0.8159 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for human capital composite index?
Belgium ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.