Nauru vs Palau: Capital health expenditure
Nauru
1.2%
in 2022
Palau
1.0%
in 2022
Nauru rank
3rd
Palau rank
5th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Nauru
- Palau
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 3rd and Palau ranks 5th of 128 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Nauru or Palau?
- Nauru, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Nauru and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Palau?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Palau rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Nauru ranks 3rd and Palau ranks 5th 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.