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

Costa Rica
0.1289
in 2023
Paraguay
0.1664
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
144th
Paraguay rank
143rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
0123200020112023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.1664 against 0.1289 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0375.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 144th and Paraguay ranks 143rd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 1.23 1.31 0.0742 Paraguay
2010s 0.4237 1.47 1.05 Paraguay
2020s 0.5485 0.3884 0.1601 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.1664 against 0.1289 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
0.0375, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Paraguay ranks 143rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. 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