Benin vs Nigeria: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Benin, a difference of 0.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1322 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
| 1970s | -0.9991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1427 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
| 1980s | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.9477 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9234 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
| 2000s | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9386 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
| 2010s | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
| 2020s | -1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for health system composite index?
- Benin ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 194th 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.