Somalia vs Zambia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health

Somalia
54.4%
in 2023
Zambia
47.9%
in 2023
Somalia rank
6th
Zambia rank
8th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 54.4% against 47.9% in Zambia, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 53.2% 43.0% 10.2% Somalia
2020s 47.4% 43.0% 4.3% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 54.4% against 47.9% in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health between Somalia and Zambia?
6.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
Somalia ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th 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