Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current

Cook Islands
4.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8.6%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8.6% against 4.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.1 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.2% 8.7% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
2010s 4.1% 9.7% 5.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.6% 9.6% 7.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8.6% against 4.0% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
4.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
Cook Islands ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,876 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed