Costa Rica vs Eswatini, Kingdom of: Human capital composite index

Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Eswatini, Kingdom of
0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Eswatini, Kingdom of rank
19th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Eswatini, Kingdom of
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How they compare

Eswatini, Kingdom of currently reports 0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0488 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Eswatini, Kingdom of's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 19th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini, Kingdom of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Eswatini, Kingdom of Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3988 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2118 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1869 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0544 standard deviations from the yearly mean Eswatini, Kingdom of
2020s 0.9834 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0714 standard deviations from the yearly mean Eswatini, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Costa Rica or Eswatini, Kingdom of?
Eswatini, Kingdom of, at 0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Costa Rica and Eswatini, Kingdom of?
0.0488 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Eswatini, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini, Kingdom of?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Eswatini, Kingdom of rank globally for human capital composite index?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 19th 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.