South Africa vs Timor-Leste: Health system composite index

South Africa
-0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Timor-Leste
-0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
South Africa rank
160th
Timor-Leste rank
161st

Health system composite index over time

  • South Africa
  • Timor-Leste
-1.5-1-0.500.5196519942024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0343 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 160th and Timor-Leste ranks 161st of 196 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0913 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2010s -0.7867 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2437 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2020s -0.6556 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.9342 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2786 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, South Africa or Timor-Leste?
South Africa, at -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between South Africa and Timor-Leste?
0.0343 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Timor-Leste?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for health system composite index?
South Africa ranks 160th and Timor-Leste ranks 161st 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
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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.