Costa Rica vs Pacific island small states: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Costa Rica
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4767 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Pacific island small states ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9851 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1808 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1412 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1504 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2916 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4311 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4399 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Costa Rica or Pacific island small states?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4767 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
- 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Pacific island small states rank globally for health system composite index?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Pacific island small states ranks 33rd 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.