Brazil vs Costa Rica: Health spending per capita
Brazil
1,661 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2022
Costa Rica
1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Brazil rank
47th
Costa Rica rank
46th
Health spending per capita over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices against 1,661 international-$ in 2020 prices in Brazil, a difference of 28 international-$ in 2020 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 59 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,241 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,030 international-$ in 2020 prices | 211.36 international-$ in 2020 prices | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,427 international-$ in 2020 prices | 81.44 international-$ in 2020 prices | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,642 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,600 international-$ in 2020 prices | 42.63 international-$ in 2020 prices | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices against 1,661 international-$ in 2020 prices in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 28 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Brazil ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 46th 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.