Madagascar vs North America: Human capital composite index

Madagascar
1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
North America
0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Madagascar rank
18th
North America rank
20th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Madagascar
  • North America
-1-0.500.51197119972024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America, a difference of 0.9603 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 17.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was North America ahead.

Madagascar ranks 18th and North America ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and North America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar North America Difference Ahead
1990s -0.6502 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean North America
2000s -0.1921 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5485 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7405 standard deviations from the yearly mean North America
2010s 0.1772 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3253 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1481 standard deviations from the yearly mean North America
2020s 0.9049 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3344 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5705 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 North America?
Madagascar, at 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Madagascar and North America?
0.9603 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for human capital composite index?
Madagascar ranks 18th and North America ranks 20th 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.