Norway vs Sweden: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Sweden, a difference of 0.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.8 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1012 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9696 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0734 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4613 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8823 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2824 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7113 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.8699 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7551 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1148 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9842 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8041 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for health system composite index?
- Norway ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th 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.