Norway vs Upper middle income: Health system composite index

Norway
1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Norway rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Health system composite index over time

  • Norway
  • Upper middle income
-0.500.511.52196019922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.73 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Norway's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9251 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1454 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7797 standard deviations from the yearly mean Norway
1990s 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.237 standard deviations from the yearly mean Norway
2000s 0.7977 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3689 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4288 standard deviations from the yearly mean Norway
2010s 0.8699 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.448 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4219 standard deviations from the yearly mean Norway
2020s 0.9842 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3769 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6073 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 Upper middle income?
Norway, at 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Norway and Upper middle income?
0.73 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Upper middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Norway and Upper middle income rank globally for health system composite index?
Norway ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 11,062 data points, 1960–2024
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