Arab World vs Costa Rica: Health system composite index

Arab World
-0.326 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Arab World rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
35th

Health system composite index over time

  • Arab World
  • Costa Rica
-0.500.511.5196019922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.326 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Arab World, a difference of 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Arab World ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s -0.3107 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9851 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
1990s -0.0299 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.353 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2000s -0.0685 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1412 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2097 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2010s -0.1494 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1669 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3163 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
2020s -0.1931 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6329 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Arab World or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.326 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Arab World and Costa Rica?
1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Costa Rica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Costa Rica rank globally for health system composite index?
Arab World ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Health system composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 11,062 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.