Afghanistan vs Somalia: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -1.67 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Somalia, a difference of 0.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 184th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8766 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.414 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Somalia |
| 1970s | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8968 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3508 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.86 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.459 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Somalia |
| 1990s | -1.91 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2578 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6305 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.94 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4236 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at -1.67 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for health system composite index?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 184th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Health system 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: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. 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.