Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Human capital composite index

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Vanuatu rank
5th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
-0.500.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8869 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Vanuatu ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5082 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8903 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3821 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu
2000s 0.5775 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6413 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0638 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu
2010s 0.4864 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4242 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0622 standard deviations from the yearly mean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 0.3909 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7505 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
0.8869 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for human capital composite index?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Vanuatu ranks 5th 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.