Bhutan vs Canada: Capital health expenditure
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2020
Canada
0.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
21st
Canada rank
24th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- Canada
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 21st and Canada ranks 24th of 128 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Bhutan or Canada?
- Bhutan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Bhutan and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Canada?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Canada rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and Canada ranks 24th 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.