Italy vs Spain: Health spending per capita
Italy
4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Spain
3,928 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Spain rank
27th
Health spending per capita over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices against 3,928 international-$ in 2020 prices in Spain, a difference of 220 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,573 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,521 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,051 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,977 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,060 international-$ in 2020 prices | 916.55 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,812 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,048 international-$ in 2020 prices | 764.45 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,863 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,528 international-$ in 2020 prices | 335.78 international-$ in 2020 prices | Italy |
| 2020s | 4,131 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,965 international-$ in 2020 prices | 165.57 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 Spain?
- Italy, at 4,148 international-$ in 2020 prices against 3,928 international-$ in 2020 prices in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Italy and Spain?
- 220 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th 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.