Costa Rica vs South Asia: Human capital composite index

Costa Rica
0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
South Asia
-0.0881 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
South Asia rank
22nd

Human capital composite index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Asia
-101197920012024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Asia, a difference of 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 10.4 times South Asia's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 22nd 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 South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4019 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.4393 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8412 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2516 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2020s 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2014 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.26 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 South Asia?
Costa Rica, at 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.0881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Costa Rica and South Asia?
1 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Asia rank globally for human capital composite index?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 22nd 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.