Botswana vs Samoa: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 85.57 current international $ against 78.44 current international $ in Samoa, a difference of 7.13 current international $.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 17th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.35 current international $ | 24.38 current international $ | 58.97 current international $ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 65.36 current international $ | 46.4 current international $ | 18.96 current international $ | Botswana |
| 2020s | 68.11 current international $ | 68.25 current international $ | 0.1374 current international $ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Botswana or Samoa?
- Botswana, at 85.57 current international $ against 78.44 current international $ in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Botswana and Samoa?
- 7.13 current international $, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Botswana ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 17th 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, PPP (current international $). 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 international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.