Kiribati vs Nicaragua: Capital health expenditure
Kiribati
0.6%
in 2021
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
20th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Kiribati
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 128 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Kiribati or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Kiribati and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nicaragua?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Nicaragua rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 17th 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.