Colombia vs Costa Rica: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.2285 current international $ against 0.2136 current international $ in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0149 current international $.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 145th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 current international $ | 2.56 current international $ | 0.4505 current international $ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.98 current international $ | 1.48 current international $ | 0.4959 current international $ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3228 current international $ | 0.539 current international $ | 0.2162 current international $ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 0.2285 current international $ against 0.2136 current international $ in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0149 current international $, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Colombia ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 145th 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.