Samoa vs Senegal: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health
Samoa
16.5%
in 2023
Senegal
16.8%
in 2023
Samoa rank
45th
Senegal rank
44th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health over time
- Samoa
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 16.8% against 16.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 4.9% | 7.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 16.8% | 1.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health, Samoa or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 16.8% against 16.5% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health between Samoa and Senegal?
- 0.3%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Senegal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Senegal rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Samoa ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th 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.