Portugal vs Upper middle income: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Portugal
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1454 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3886 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2013 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3055 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9085 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4605 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7142 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 Upper middle income?
- Portugal, at 1.14 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 Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for health system composite index?
- Portugal ranks 10th 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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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.