Burundi vs Malaysia: Human capital composite index

Burundi
-0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2020
Malaysia
-0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Burundi rank
166th
Malaysia rank
168th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Burundi
  • Malaysia
-2-101197019972024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0163 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.

Burundi ranks 166th and Malaysia ranks 168th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6669 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malaysia
1980s -1.64 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8201 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malaysia
1990s -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3891 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malaysia
2000s -0.9949 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2192 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malaysia
2010s 0.1278 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0567 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.071 standard deviations from the yearly mean Burundi
2020s -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5854 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0002 standard deviations from the yearly mean Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Burundi or Malaysia?
Burundi, at -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Burundi and Malaysia?
0.0163 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malaysia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Malaysia rank globally for human capital composite index?
Burundi ranks 166th and Malaysia ranks 168th 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.