Republic of Korea vs OECD members: Health system composite index

Republic of Korea
1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
OECD members
0.7068 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
7th
OECD members rank
3rd

Health system composite index over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • OECD members
-0.500.511.5198020022024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7068 standard deviations from the yearly mean in OECD members, a difference of 0.4432 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was OECD members ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0544 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.795 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8494 standard deviations from the yearly mean OECD members
1990s 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7516 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5935 standard deviations from the yearly mean OECD members
2000s 0.6019 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8009 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.199 standard deviations from the yearly mean OECD members
2010s 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7517 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6093 standard deviations from the yearly mean Republic of Korea
2020s 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7573 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Republic of Korea or OECD members?
Republic of Korea, at 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.7068 standard deviations from the yearly mean in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Republic of Korea and OECD members?
0.4432 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and OECD members?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and OECD members rank globally for health system composite index?
Republic of Korea ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 3rd 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
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Coverage
243 places, 11,062 data points, 1960–2024
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