Costa Rica vs Finland: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.3156 current international $ against 0.2136 current international $ in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.102 current international $.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 145th and Finland ranks 142nd of 177 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 current international $ | 0.0926 current international $ | 2.46 current international $ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6597 current international $ | 0.1447 current international $ | 0.5149 current international $ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.35 current international $ | 0.3156 current international $ | 2.03 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, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.3156 current international $ against 0.2136 current international $ in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.102 current international $, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th and Finland ranks 142nd 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.