Cape Verde vs Lower middle income: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 31.9 current US$ against 4.83 current US$ in Lower middle income, a difference of 27.07 current US$.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 6.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 177 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.44 current US$ | 1.61 current US$ | 2.83 current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 12.72 current US$ | 3.32 current US$ | 9.41 current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 22.68 current US$ | 4.31 current US$ | 18.36 current US$ | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Cape Verde or Lower middle income?
- Cape Verde, at 31.9 current US$ against 4.83 current US$ in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Cape Verde and Lower middle income?
- 27.07 current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Lower middle income rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.