Japan vs Malta: Health spending per capita
Japan
4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Malta
4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
Malta rank
20th
Health spending per capita over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices in Malta, a difference of 169 international-$ in 2020 prices.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Malta ranks 20th of 59 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,724 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,787 international-$ in 2020 prices | 937.78 international-$ in 2020 prices | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,082 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,609 international-$ in 2020 prices | 472.9 international-$ in 2020 prices | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 4,792 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Japan and Malta?
- 169 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Japan ranks 18th and Malta ranks 20th 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.