Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Human capital composite index

Gambia
-0.3159 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
-0.3044 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2010
Gambia rank
150th
Guinea-Bissau rank
149th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50197119972023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -0.3044 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.3159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Gambia, a difference of 0.0115 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 150th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s -1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.985 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4486 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guinea-Bissau
1980s -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1394 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
2000s -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5382 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guinea-Bissau
2010s -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3044 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at -0.3044 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.3159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0115 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for human capital composite index?
Gambia ranks 150th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th 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
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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.