Costa Rica vs Liberia: Capital health expenditure
Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2023
Liberia
0.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
47th
Liberia rank
49th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Liberia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Liberia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Liberia ranks 49th of 128 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Costa Rica or Liberia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Liberia rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Liberia ranks 49th 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.