Which has higher capital health expenditure, Marshall Islands or Nicaragua?

Marshall Islands, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Nicaragua as of 2022.

What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Marshall Islands and Nicaragua?

0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nicaragua?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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.

Marshall Islands vs Nicaragua: Capital health expenditure

Marshall Islands

0.7%

in 2022

Nicaragua

0.6%

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

15th

Nicaragua rank

17th

Capital health expenditure over time

Marshall Islands
Nicaragua

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 128 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.5%	0.6%	1.0%	Marshall Islands
2010s	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital health expenditure, Marshall Islands or Nicaragua?: Marshall Islands, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Marshall Islands and Nicaragua?: 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nicaragua?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for capital health expenditure?: Marshall Islands ranks 15th 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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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.