Maldives vs Nauru: Capital health expenditure
Maldives
1.9%
in 2020
Nauru
1.2%
in 2022
Maldives rank
1st
Nauru rank
3rd
Capital health expenditure over time
- Maldives
- Nauru
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.9% against 1.2% in Nauru, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Nauru ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 3rd of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Maldives or Nauru?
- Maldives, at 1.9% against 1.2% in Nauru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Maldives and Nauru?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nauru?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Nauru rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 3rd 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.