European Union vs Vanuatu: Human capital composite index

European Union
0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
European Union rank
4th
Vanuatu rank
5th

Human capital composite index over time

  • European Union
  • Vanuatu
-0.500.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean in European Union, a difference of 0.8833 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.8 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 4th and Vanuatu ranks 5th of 44 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7164 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1948 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5216 standard deviations from the yearly mean European Union
2000s 0.5741 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6413 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0672 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu
2010s 0.4236 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4242 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0007 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu
2020s 0.4177 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7237 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, European Union or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between European Union and Vanuatu?
0.8833 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Vanuatu?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do European Union and Vanuatu rank globally for human capital composite index?
European Union ranks 4th and Vanuatu ranks 5th of 44 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
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.