Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Capital health expenditure
Afghanistan
0.5%
in 2022
El Salvador
0.5%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
28th
El Salvador rank
26th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was El Salvador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 128 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.