Palau vs Panama: Capital health expenditure
Palau
1.0%
in 2022
Panama
0.9%
in 2023
Palau rank
5th
Panama rank
6th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Palau
- Panama
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 5th and Panama ranks 6th of 128 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Palau or Panama?
- Palau, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Palau and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Panama rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 5th and Panama ranks 6th 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.