Cuba vs Qatar: Total health spending per person
Cuba
2,575 current international $
in 2023
Qatar
2,901 current international $
in 2023
Cuba rank
53rd
Qatar rank
50th
Total health spending per person over time
- Cuba
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2,901 current international $ against 2,575 current international $ in Cuba, a difference of 326 current international $.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Cuba ranks 53rd and Qatar ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,175 current international $ | 2,586 current international $ | 1,411 current international $ | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2,492 current international $ | 3,065 current international $ | 573.23 current international $ | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3,005 current international $ | 2,876 current international $ | 128.82 current international $ | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total health spending per person, Cuba or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2,901 current international $ against 2,575 current international $ in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total health spending per person between Cuba and Qatar?
- 326 current international $, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Qatar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Qatar rank globally for total health spending per person?
- Cuba ranks 53rd and Qatar ranks 50th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total health spending per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.