Iceland vs Upper middle income: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1454 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6246 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.6759 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2279 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9959 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.619 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 Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 0.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for health system composite index?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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.