Brazil vs Costa Rica: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$

Brazil
0.1901
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.1289
in 2023
Brazil rank
141st
Costa Rica rank
144th

External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1901 against 0.1289 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0612.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7377 1.23 0.4932 Costa Rica
2010s 1.3 0.4237 0.8752 Brazil
2020s 0.5742 0.5485 0.0256 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 0.1901 against 0.1289 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0612, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
Brazil ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. 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) per capita in US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 4,299 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed