Italy vs Portugal: Health spending per capita
Italy
4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Portugal
4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Portugal rank
23rd
Health spending per capita over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices in Italy, a difference of 137 international-$ in 2020 prices.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,573 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,311 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,261 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,977 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,819 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,158 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,812 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,985 international-$ in 2020 prices | 826.78 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,863 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,157 international-$ in 2020 prices | 706.39 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2020s | 4,131 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,976 international-$ in 2020 prices | 154.72 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Italy and Portugal?
- 137 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Italy ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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.