Madagascar vs Middle income: Human capital composite index

Madagascar
1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Middle income
0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Madagascar rank
18th
Middle income rank
21st

Human capital composite index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle income
-1-0.500.51197019972024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle income, a difference of 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 54.7 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle income ahead.

Madagascar ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 21st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s -0.1743 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0697 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.244 standard deviations from the yearly mean Middle income
1980s -0.1486 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0525 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2011 standard deviations from the yearly mean Middle income
1990s -0.8028 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1568 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9595 standard deviations from the yearly mean Middle income
2000s -0.1921 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0708 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1213 standard deviations from the yearly mean Middle income
2010s 0.1772 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0764 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2536 standard deviations from the yearly mean Madagascar
2020s 0.9049 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1173 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Madagascar or Middle income?
Madagascar, at 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Madagascar and Middle income?
1 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Middle income rank globally for human capital composite index?
Madagascar ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 21st 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
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.