Cuba vs Peru: External health expenditure per capita
Cuba
0.6674 current US$
in 2020
Peru
0.7262 current US$
in 2019
Cuba rank
132nd
Peru rank
129th
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Cuba
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7262 current US$ against 0.6674 current US$ in Cuba, a difference of 0.0588 current US$.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Cuba ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 129th of 177 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5668 current US$ | 1.76 current US$ | 1.19 current US$ | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.8931 current US$ | 1.36 current US$ | 0.4685 current US$ | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Cuba or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7262 current US$ against 0.6674 current US$ in Cuba as of 2019.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Cuba and Peru?
- 0.0588 current US$, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Peru?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Peru rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cuba ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 129th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). 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.