Finland vs Japan: Health spending per capita
Finland
5,414 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Japan
4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
Japan rank
18th
Health spending per capita over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 5,414 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices in Japan, a difference of 622 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th of 59 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,405 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,175 international-$ in 2020 prices | 230.07 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
| 1980s | 2,156 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,854 international-$ in 2020 prices | 301.74 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
| 1990s | 2,796 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,397 international-$ in 2020 prices | 398.67 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
| 2000s | 3,923 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,107 international-$ in 2020 prices | 816.59 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
| 2010s | 4,656 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,455 international-$ in 2020 prices | 201.28 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
| 2020s | 5,270 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,988 international-$ in 2020 prices | 281.81 international-$ in 2020 prices | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 5,414 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Finland and Japan?
- 622 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Finland ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th 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.