Latin America & Caribbean vs Vanuatu: Human capital composite index

Latin America & Caribbean
0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd
Vanuatu rank
5th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Vanuatu
-0.500.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.871 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd and Vanuatu ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6514 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6451 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0063 standard deviations from the yearly mean Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 0.5261 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6413 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1152 standard deviations from the yearly mean Vanuatu
2010s 0.4483 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4242 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0241 standard deviations from the yearly mean Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 0.396 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7454 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 or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Latin America & Caribbean and Vanuatu?
0.871 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Vanuatu?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Vanuatu rank globally for human capital composite index?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd 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
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.