Costa Rica vs Zambia: Capital health expenditure
Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2023
Zambia
0.3%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
47th
Zambia rank
46th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Zambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th of 128 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th 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.