South Korea vs North America: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- South Korea
- North America
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.6467 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America, a difference of 0.5033 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0544 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | North America |
| 1990s | 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8748 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7167 standard deviations from the yearly mean | North America |
| 2000s | 0.6019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.165 standard deviations from the yearly mean | North America |
| 2010s | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6265 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6322 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8243 standard deviations from the yearly mean | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, South Korea or North America?
- South Korea, at 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.6467 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between South Korea and North America?
- 0.5033 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and North America?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and North America rank globally for health system composite index?
- South Korea ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th 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.