Australia vs Canada: Health spending per capita
Australia
6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Canada
6,145 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
11th
Health spending per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,145 international-$ in 2020 prices in Canada, a difference of 308 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 59 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,353 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,849 international-$ in 2020 prices | 495.75 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
| 1980s | 1,759 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,482 international-$ in 2020 prices | 723.21 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 2,338 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,069 international-$ in 2020 prices | 731.4 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 3,547 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,105 international-$ in 2020 prices | 557.55 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,901 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,266 international-$ in 2020 prices | 364.96 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
| 2020s | 6,148 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,210 international-$ in 2020 prices | 62.59 international-$ in 2020 prices | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,145 international-$ in 2020 prices in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 308 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Health expenditure in total divided by population.