Djibouti vs South Africa: Health system composite index

Djibouti
-0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
South Africa
-0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Djibouti rank
162nd
South Africa rank
160th

Health system composite index over time

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
-2-10196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0453 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.

Djibouti ranks 162nd and South Africa ranks 160th of 196 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -0.8858 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1846 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
1990s -1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1859 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2000s -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0605 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2010s -0.8045 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7867 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0178 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2020s -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.6556 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6044 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, Djibouti or South Africa?
South Africa, at -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Djibouti as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Djibouti and South Africa?
0.0453 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for health system composite index?
Djibouti ranks 162nd 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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Indicator
Health system composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
243 places, 11,062 data points, 1960–2024
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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.