Samoa vs Timor-Leste: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health

Samoa
16.5%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
15.3%
in 2023
Samoa rank
45th
Timor-Leste rank
48th

External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health over time

  • Samoa
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 16.5% against 15.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th of 194 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 14.9% 33.5% 18.6% Timor-Leste
2010s 14.3% 33.4% 19.2% Timor-Leste
2020s 15.5% 26.7% 11.2% Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?
Samoa, at 16.5% against 15.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
1.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
Samoa ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
External health expenditure (EXT) 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, 4,875 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed