Australia vs Netherlands: Health spending per capita
Australia
6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Netherlands
6,683 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Netherlands rank
6th
Health spending per capita over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6,683 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,453 international-$ in 2020 prices in Australia, a difference of 230 international-$ in 2020 prices.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,388 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,128 international-$ in 2020 prices | 739.75 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,759 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,500 international-$ in 2020 prices | 741.24 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2,338 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,300 international-$ in 2020 prices | 962.17 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3,547 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,932 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,384 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4,901 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,921 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,020 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6,148 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,560 international-$ in 2020 prices | 412.04 international-$ in 2020 prices | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6,683 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 Netherlands?
- 230 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.