Estonia vs Latvia: Health spending per capita
Estonia
3,195 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Latvia
2,937 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Estonia rank
32nd
Latvia rank
35th
Health spending per capita over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3,195 international-$ in 2020 prices against 2,937 international-$ in 2020 prices in Latvia, a difference of 258 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,349 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,183 international-$ in 2020 prices | 165.78 international-$ in 2020 prices | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2,168 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,694 international-$ in 2020 prices | 474.39 international-$ in 2020 prices | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3,029 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,740 international-$ in 2020 prices | 289.36 international-$ in 2020 prices | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 3,195 international-$ in 2020 prices against 2,937 international-$ in 2020 prices in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Estonia and Latvia?
- 258 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Estonia ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 35th 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.