Nauru vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) over time
- Nauru
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 332.18 current international $ against 36.12 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 296.06 current international $.
That makes Nauru's figure about 9.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 177 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 177.24 current international $ | 14.69 current international $ | 162.55 current international $ | Nauru |
| 2010s | 223.08 current international $ | 25.49 current international $ | 197.59 current international $ | Nauru |
| 2020s | 220.86 current international $ | 31.82 current international $ | 189.04 current international $ | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Nauru, at 332.18 current international $ against 36.12 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 296.06 current international $, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Nauru ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.