Mauritania vs Palau: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Mauritania
- Palau
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 19.5% against 18.5% in Palau, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Palau ranks 38th of 177 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 27.4% | 22.2% | Palau |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 21.6% | 15.8% | Palau |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 20.1% | 7.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Mauritania or Palau?
- Mauritania, at 19.5% against 18.5% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Mauritania and Palau?
- 1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Palau rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Palau ranks 38th 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.