Panama vs Samoa: Human capital composite index
Human capital composite index over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2658 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.247 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Panama, a difference of 0.0188 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5636 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8007 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.3615 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7253 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.1923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4763 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.284 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1548 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0356 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.2413 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3494 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5907 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.0308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4103 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4411 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human capital composite index, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2658 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.247 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in human capital composite index between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.0188 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for human capital composite index?
- Panama ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 84th 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.