Iceland vs Japan: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3886 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2026 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1852 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7972 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6759 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9959 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5527 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for health system composite index?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th 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.