Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Health system composite index

Gambia
-0.6442 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Gambia rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
154th

Health system composite index over time

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50196019922024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports -0.6442 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0346 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0846 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
1970s -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1184 standard deviations from the yearly mean Sierra Leone
1980s -0.2016 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
1990s -0.197 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
2000s -0.4982 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.67 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
2010s -0.4792 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6777 standard deviations from the yearly mean Gambia
2020s -0.8368 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7211 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1157 standard deviations from the yearly mean Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Gambia, at -0.6442 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.0346 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for health system composite index?
Gambia ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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.