Costa Rica vs Early-demographic dividend: Human capital composite index

Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
-0.0947 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
24th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Early-demographic dividend
-0.500.511.5197720002024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0947 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 9.7 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4019 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.264 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6659 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1805 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2020s 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1922 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Costa Rica or Early-demographic dividend?
Costa Rica, at 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0947 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Costa Rica and Early-demographic dividend?
1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Early-demographic dividend?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for human capital composite index?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th 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
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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.