Botswana vs Zambia: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 116.77 current international $ against 85.57 current international $ in Botswana, a difference of 31.2 current international $.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.35 current international $ | 40.79 current international $ | 42.56 current international $ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 65.36 current international $ | 68.34 current international $ | 2.99 current international $ | Zambia |
| 2020s | 68.11 current international $ | 95.28 current international $ | 27.17 current international $ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 116.77 current international $ against 85.57 current international $ in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Botswana and Zambia?
- 31.2 current international $, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Botswana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.