Burundi vs El Salvador: Human capital composite index

Burundi
-0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2020
El Salvador
-0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Burundi rank
166th
El Salvador rank
167th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Burundi
  • El Salvador
-2-101197019972024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0111 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.

Burundi ranks 166th and El Salvador ranks 167th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s -1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0322 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
1980s -1.64 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0148 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.66 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
1990s -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1362 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
2000s -0.9949 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1491 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador
2010s 0.1278 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0975 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean Burundi
2020s -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5312 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.054 standard deviations from the yearly mean El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Burundi or El Salvador?
Burundi, at -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Burundi and El Salvador?
0.0111 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and El Salvador rank globally for human capital composite index?
Burundi ranks 166th 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
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.