Which has higher capital health expenditure, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?

Jamaica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.

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.

Jamaica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Capital health expenditure

Jamaica

0.2%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.2%

in 2021

Jamaica rank

70th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

72nd

Capital health expenditure over time

Jamaica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Jamaica ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 128 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital health expenditure, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Jamaica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for capital health expenditure?: Jamaica ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,150 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.