Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -0.8022 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa, a difference of 0.0854 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and South Africa ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0551 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Africa |
| 1980s | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.152 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Africa |
| 1990s | -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1859 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Africa |
| 2000s | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | -0.9512 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7867 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.8338 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6556 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1782 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at -0.8022 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 0.0854 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for health system composite index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th and South Africa ranks 160th 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.