East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Portugal: Human capital composite index

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3243 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Portugal
1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th
Portugal rank
14th

Human capital composite index over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3243 standard deviations from the yearly mean in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.7957 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2126 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8006 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5879 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2010s 0.126 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6932 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5672 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2020s 0.0464 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7912 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7448 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3243 standard deviations from the yearly mean in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
0.7957 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal rank globally for human capital composite index?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 43 groups.
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
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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.