Costa Rica vs Iran: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.8082 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Iran, a difference of 0.0031 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Iran ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4282 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6707 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6005 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9851 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2458 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3715 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1412 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1383 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.003 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2053 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6948 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2549 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Costa Rica or Iran?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.8082 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Costa Rica and Iran?
- 0.0031 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for health system composite index?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Iran ranks 36th 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.