Namibia vs Upper middle income: Human capital composite index
Human capital composite index over time
- Namibia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.9459 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Namibia's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Namibia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6652 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7052 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.9496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6158 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3338 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3362 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2377 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.266 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2656 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9993 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human capital composite index, Namibia or Upper middle income?
- Namibia, at 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in human capital composite index between Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 0.9459 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Upper middle income rank globally for human capital composite index?
- Namibia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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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About this data
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.