Costa Rica vs Cuba: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.8379 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0266 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Cuba ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4282 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3788 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.3371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5579 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2209 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.9851 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.1412 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.8379 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.0266 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for health system composite index?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Cuba ranks 32nd 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.