Laos vs Myanmar: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP)
Laos
0.1%
in 2023
Myanmar
0.1%
in 2022
Laos rank
102nd
Myanmar rank
99th
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 102nd and Myanmar ranks 99th of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Laos or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Laos and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Laos ranks 102nd and Myanmar ranks 99th 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.