Mauritania vs Niger: Capital health expenditure
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2021
Niger
0.2%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
62nd
Niger rank
64th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 62nd and Niger ranks 64th of 128 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd and Niger ranks 64th 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.