Cuba vs Philippines: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Cuba
- Philippines
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.6005 current international $ against 0.4998 current international $ in Philippines, a difference of 0.1007 current international $.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.
Cuba ranks 135th and Philippines ranks 138th of 177 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 current international $ | 4.37 current international $ | 2.53 current international $ | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.63 current international $ | 3.71 current international $ | 1.08 current international $ | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.9304 current international $ | 8.02 current international $ | 7.09 current international $ | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Cuba or Philippines?
- Cuba, at 0.6005 current international $ against 0.4998 current international $ in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Cuba and Philippines?
- 0.1007 current international $, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Philippines rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Cuba ranks 135th and Philippines ranks 138th 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.