Which country has the highest UHC Service Coverage Index?

Canada has the highest UHC Service Coverage Index in 2023, at 92, followed by Iceland (90) and Australia (89).

Which country has the lowest UHC Service Coverage Index?

Chad has the lowest UHC Service Coverage Index in 2023, at 26.

What is the median UHC Service Coverage Index across countries?

The median is 72 across the 194 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this countries with universal healthcare data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: UHC Service Coverage Index - World Health Insurance; Universal health coverage (UHC) fact sheet - World Health Organization; List of countries with universal health care - Wiki; What Is Universal Health Care? - The Balance.

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Countries with Universal Healthcare

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Canada has the highest UHC Service Coverage Index in 2023 (92), followed by Iceland (90) and Australia (89). Chad has the lowest (26).

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 194 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 57.25 – 81

Average

68.39

194 countries

Highest

Canada

Lowest

Chad

Over time · 2000–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
Canada
Iceland
Australia
Norway
New Zealand

Data

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194 countries · # = rank by UHC Service Coverage Index

#
1	Canada	92
2	Iceland	90
3	Australia	89
3	Norway	89
3	New Zealand	89
6	United States	88
6	United Kingdom	88
6	South Korea	88
6	Singapore	88
10	Germany	87
10	Switzerland	87
12	Japan	86
12	Belgium	86
12	Cuba	86
12	Finland	86
16	China	85
16	Netherlands	85
16	Sweden	85
16	Israel	85
16	Denmark	85
16	Uruguay	85
16	Monaco	85
23	Brazil	84
23	Spain	84
23	Chile	84
23	United Arab Emirates	84
23	Austria	84
23	Costa Rica	84
23	Kuwait	84
23	Qatar	84
23	Slovenia	84
23	Brunei	84
33	Saudi Arabia	83
33	Kazakhstan	83
33	Czechia	83
33	Portugal	83
33	Luxembourg	83
38	Thailand	82
38	France	82
38	Italy	82
38	Colombia	82
38	Poland	82
38	Ireland	82
38	Panama	82
38	Malta	82
38	Barbados	82
47	Russia	81
47	Iran	81
47	Turkmenistan	81
47	Antigua and Barbuda	81
51	Argentina	80
51	Ukraine	80
51	Malaysia	80
51	Hungary	80
51	Belarus	80
51	Bahamas	80
51	Seychelles	80
51	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	80
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis	80
60	Mexico	79
60	Uzbekistan	79
60	Paraguay	79
60	El Salvador	79
60	Estonia	79
65	Ecuador	78
65	Slovakia	78
65	Lithuania	78
65	Bahrain	78
65	Grenada	78
70	Turkey	77
70	North Korea	77
70	Romania	77
70	Greece	77
70	Latvia	77
75	Tunisia	76
75	Croatia	76
75	Cyprus	76
78	Venezuela	75
78	Trinidad and Tobago	75
78	Mauritius	75
78	Saint Lucia	75
78	Andorra	75
78	Dominica	75
78	Palau	75
78	Cook Islands	75
86	South Africa	74
86	Jordan	74
86	Kyrgyzstan	74
86	Jamaica	74
86	Suriname	74
86	San Marino	74
92	Dominican Republic	73
92	Bulgaria	73
92	Serbia	73
92	Oman	73
92	Guyana	73
97	Sri Lanka	72
97	Tajikistan	72
97	Eswatini	72
100	Egypt	71
100	Vietnam	71
100	Libya	71
100	Georgia	71
100	Moldova	71
100	Albania	71
100	Maldives	71
100	Cape Verde	71
100	Tonga	71
109	Algeria	70
109	Syria	70
109	Nicaragua	70
109	Mongolia	70
109	Montenegro	70
109	Belize	70
115	India	69
115	Philippines	69
115	Armenia	69
115	North Macedonia	69
115	Fiji	69
115	Bhutan	69
121	Peru	68
122	Indonesia	67
122	Bolivia	67
122	Azerbaijan	67
122	Lebanon	67
122	Niue	67
127	Namibia	66
127	Marshall Islands	66
129	Morocco	65
129	Palestine	65
129	Micronesia	65
129	Tuvalu	65
133	Iraq	64
133	Honduras	64
133	Laos	64
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	64
137	Zambia	62
137	Cambodia	62
137	Samoa	62
140	Botswana	60
140	Sao Tome and Principe	60
142	Zimbabwe	59
142	Rwanda	59
144	Nepal	58
144	Guatemala	58
146	Kenya	57
147	Pakistan	56
147	Ghana	56
149	Lesotho	55
150	Bangladesh	54
150	Uganda	54
152	Gambia	53
153	Myanmar	52
153	Malawi	52
153	Comoros	52
153	Vanuatu	52
157	Kiribati	51
158	Mozambique	50
159	Tanzania	49
159	Liberia	49
159	Equatorial Guinea	49
162	Sudan	48
162	Cameroon	48
162	Senegal	48
162	Burundi	48
162	Sierra Leone	48
162	Gabon	48
162	Timor-Leste	48
169	Nigeria	47
169	Burkina Faso	47
169	Djibouti	47
169	Solomon Islands	47
173	Ivory Coast	46
174	Republic of the Congo	45
175	Angola	44
175	Haiti	44
177	Yemen	43
177	Guinea	43
177	Guinea-Bissau	43
180	Afghanistan	42
180	Togo	42
182	DR Congo	41
182	Mali	41
182	South Sudan	41
185	Mauritania	40
185	Eritrea	40
187	Niger	39
187	Central African Republic	39
189	Benin	38
190	Ethiopia	33
190	Madagascar	33
192	Papua New Guinea	32
193	Somalia	30
194	Chad	26

What correlates with UHC Service Coverage Index (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,409 other country metrics sharing at least 117 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher UHC Service Coverage Index tend to score higher on these

Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 190
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GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 180
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Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 168
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Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 172
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GDI Male Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 180
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Water & SanitationSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 172
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher UHC Service Coverage Index tend to score lower on these

Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 193
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Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 191
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Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 192
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Public ServicesFailed States
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 178
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Still Birth RateStillbirth Rates by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 192
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Births per WomanHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 192
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest UHC Service Coverage Index?: Canada has the highest UHC Service Coverage Index in 2023, at 92, followed by Iceland (90) and Australia (89).
Which country has the lowest UHC Service Coverage Index?: Chad has the lowest UHC Service Coverage Index in 2023, at 26.
What is the median UHC Service Coverage Index across countries?: The median is 72 across the 194 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this countries with universal healthcare data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: UHC Service Coverage Index - World Health Insurance; Universal health coverage (UHC) fact sheet - World Health Organization; List of countries with universal health care - Wiki; What Is Universal Health Care? - The Balance.

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