Korea vs Portugal: Health spending per capita
Korea
4,253 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Portugal
4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Portugal rank
23rd
Health spending per capita over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,253 international-$ in 2020 prices in Korea, a difference of 32 international-$ in 2020 prices.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Korea ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.46 international-$ in 2020 prices | 572.76 international-$ in 2020 prices | 447.3 international-$ in 2020 prices | Portugal |
| 1980s | 352.74 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,021 international-$ in 2020 prices | 667.77 international-$ in 2020 prices | Portugal |
| 1990s | 746.6 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,819 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,072 international-$ in 2020 prices | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,437 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,985 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,548 international-$ in 2020 prices | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2,668 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,157 international-$ in 2020 prices | 489.35 international-$ in 2020 prices | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,051 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,976 international-$ in 2020 prices | 74.62 international-$ in 2020 prices | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,285 international-$ in 2020 prices against 4,253 international-$ in 2020 prices in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Korea and Portugal?
- 32 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Korea ranks 24th 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.