Belgium vs Finland: Health system composite index

Belgium
1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Finland
0.9458 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Belgium rank
22nd
Finland rank
25th

Health system composite index over time

  • Belgium
  • Finland
0.511.52196019922024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9458 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Finland, a difference of 0.0742 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Belgium ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9603 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
1980s 0.9815 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3174 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
1990s 0.7437 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9989 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2552 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
2000s 0.7584 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2629 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
2010s 0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8082 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0794 standard deviations from the yearly mean Belgium
2020s 0.9799 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7351 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2449 standard deviations from the yearly mean Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Belgium or Finland?
Belgium, at 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9458 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Belgium and Finland?
0.0742 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for health system composite index?
Belgium ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 25th 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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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

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