Italy vs Portugal: Health system composite index

Italy
1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Portugal
1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Italy rank
13th
Portugal rank
10th

Health system composite index over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Italy, a difference of 0.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9372 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5768 standard deviations from the yearly mean Italy
1970s 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7424 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean Italy
1980s 0.8459 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.531 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.315 standard deviations from the yearly mean Italy
1990s 0.5734 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0092 standard deviations from the yearly mean Italy
2000s 0.7941 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6744 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1197 standard deviations from the yearly mean Italy
2010s 0.6835 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9085 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.225 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2020s 0.8853 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2058 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Italy and Portugal?
0.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for health system composite index?
Italy ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 10th 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
Last refreshed

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