Iceland vs Norway: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Norway, a difference of 0.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0013 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9696 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1139 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4025 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7218 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1958 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.6759 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8699 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9959 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9842 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for health system composite index?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 16th 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.