Costa Rica vs Greece: Health system composite index

Costa Rica
0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Greece
0.7975 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
Greece rank
37th

Health system composite index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7975 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Greece, a difference of 0.0138 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Greece ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4282 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece
1970s 0.1975 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece
1980s 0.9851 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8878 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0974 standard deviations from the yearly mean Costa Rica
1990s 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6581 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3351 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece
2000s 0.1412 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9994 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece
2010s 0.1669 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece
2020s 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5843 standard deviations from the yearly mean Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Costa Rica or Greece?
Costa Rica, at 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7975 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.0138 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for health system composite index?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Greece ranks 37th 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

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.