North America vs Switzerland: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.6467 standard deviations from the yearly mean in North America, a difference of 0.5233 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1706 standard deviations from the yearly mean | North America |
| 1990s | 0.8748 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9495 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0747 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.866 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.6265 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9562 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3298 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.6322 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.17 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 North America and Switzerland?
- 0.5233 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for health system composite index?
- North America ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 45 groups.
- 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.