Italy vs Poland: Health spending per capita
Italy
4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Poland
4,143 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Poland rank
26th
Health spending per capita over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,143 international-$ in 2020 prices in Poland, a difference of 5 international-$ in 2020 prices.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 25th and Poland ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,977 international-$ in 2020 prices | 763.44 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,214 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,812 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,320 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,492 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,863 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,050 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,814 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2020s | 4,131 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,156 international-$ in 2020 prices | 974.72 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,143 international-$ in 2020 prices in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Italy and Poland?
- 5 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Italy ranks 25th and Poland ranks 26th 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.