Portugal vs South Asia: Health system composite index

Portugal
1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
South Asia
0.3464 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Portugal rank
10th
South Asia rank
12th

Health system composite index over time

  • Portugal
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3464 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Asia, a difference of 0.7936 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.3 times South Asia's.

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

Portugal ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.534 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
1990s 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7399 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2000s 0.6744 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.693 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2010s 0.9085 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1193 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2020s 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1976 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8935 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Portugal or South Asia?
Portugal, at 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3464 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Portugal and South Asia?
0.7936 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Portugal and South Asia rank globally for health system composite index?
Portugal ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th 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
Last refreshed

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.