El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP
El Salvador
5.62
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.77
in 2023
El Salvador rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
8th
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.62 against 4.77 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.85.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 32 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 | 2.78 | 1.29 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 4.32 | 0.3328 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.99 | 5.32 | 0.6693 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 5.62 against 4.77 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.85, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.