Australia vs Luxembourg: Health spending per capita
Australia
6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Luxembourg
6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Luxembourg rank
7th
Health spending per capita over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices in Australia, a difference of 43 international-$ in 2020 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 59 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,532 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,602 international-$ in 2020 prices | 69.74 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1,759 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,062 international-$ in 2020 prices | 303.33 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 2,338 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,171 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3,547 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,098 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,551 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 4,901 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,519 international-$ in 2020 prices | 618.25 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 6,148 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,186 international-$ in 2020 prices | 38.02 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 43 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) β 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.