Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Capital health expenditure
Bahamas
0.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th 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.