Nepal vs Nicaragua: Capital health expenditure
Nepal
0.7%
in 2021
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2023
Nepal rank
14th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 14th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Nepal or Nicaragua?
- Nepal, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Nepal and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Nepal and Nicaragua rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 14th 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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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.