Ghana vs Zambia: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Zambia, a difference of 0.0145 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7596 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2945 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3984 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Zambia |
| 1980s | -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4046 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Zambia |
| 1990s | -0.6817 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7304 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0487 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.5769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9281 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3512 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.7067 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0107 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0243 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Ghana or Zambia?
- Ghana, at -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.0145 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for health system composite index?
- Ghana ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 143rd 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.