Costa Rica vs Middle income: Human capital composite index

Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Middle income
0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Middle income rank
19th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle income, a difference of 0.8973 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 49.3 times Middle income's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 19th 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 Middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4019 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0811 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4831 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0764 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2020s 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0901 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.15 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 Middle income?
Costa Rica, at 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Costa Rica and Middle income?
0.8973 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle income?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Middle income rank globally for human capital composite index?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Middle income 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.