Suriname vs Zambia: Health system composite index

Suriname
-0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Zambia
-0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Suriname rank
144th
Zambia rank
143rd

Health system composite index over time

  • Suriname
  • Zambia
-1-0.500.5196019922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Suriname, a difference of 0.0377 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 143rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3921 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8921 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
1970s 0.1968 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.4595 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6562 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
1980s 0.1979 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5339 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7318 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
1990s -0.2316 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7304 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4988 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
2000s -0.2002 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.9281 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7278 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
2010s -0.4351 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7175 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2823 standard deviations from the yearly mean Suriname
2020s -0.5819 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5443 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Suriname or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Suriname and Zambia?
0.0377 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for health system composite index?
Suriname ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 143rd 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
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