Benin vs Lesotho: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health
Benin
38.4%
in 2023
Lesotho
40.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
16th
Lesotho rank
13th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.5% against 38.4% in Benin, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 2.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 30.5% | 3.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 39.6% | 9.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 40.5% against 38.4% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health between Benin and Lesotho?
- 2.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Benin ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.