United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay: Human capital composite index

United Arab Emirates
0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Uruguay
0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
United Arab Emirates rank
30th
Uruguay rank
28th

Human capital composite index over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay
-0.500.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0219 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s -0.1468 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8923 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean Uruguay
1980s 0.3215 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6772 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3556 standard deviations from the yearly mean Uruguay
1990s 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4939 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0539 standard deviations from the yearly mean Uruguay
2000s 0.5403 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3155 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2249 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.6092 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7007 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0915 standard deviations from the yearly mean Uruguay
2020s 0.6896 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7424 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0527 standard deviations from the yearly mean Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?
0.0219 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do United Arab Emirates and Uruguay rank globally for human capital composite index?
United Arab Emirates ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 28th 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.