Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Health system composite index

Guatemala
0.1018 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.1108 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Guatemala rank
109th
Nicaragua rank
107th

Health system composite index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
-1-0.500.5196019922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.1108 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.1018 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Guatemala, a difference of 0.009 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Guatemala ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s -0.5397 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3671 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1726 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua
1970s -0.5483 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3027 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2456 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua
1980s -0.7671 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.4353 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3318 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua
1990s -0.431 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0869 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3441 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua
2000s 0.2365 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0034 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2399 standard deviations from the yearly mean Guatemala
2010s -0.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1213 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua
2020s -0.4165 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3173 standard deviations from the yearly mean Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.1108 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.1018 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.009 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for health system composite index?
Guatemala ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 107th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.