Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Nigeria, a difference of 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6895 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1504 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9732 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9841 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.887 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2034 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for health system composite index?
- Nigeria ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd 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.