Luxembourg vs Norway: Health spending per capita
Luxembourg
6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Norway
7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
7th
Norway rank
4th
Health spending per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices in Luxembourg, a difference of 1,066 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 7th and Norway ranks 4th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,602 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,566 international-$ in 2020 prices | 36.06 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 2,062 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,939 international-$ in 2020 prices | 123.52 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 3,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,968 international-$ in 2020 prices | 540.39 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 6,098 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,863 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,236 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 5,519 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,436 international-$ in 2020 prices | 916.62 international-$ in 2020 prices | Norway |
| 2020s | 6,186 international-$ in 2020 prices | 7,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,322 international-$ in 2020 prices | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 1,066 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th and Norway ranks 4th 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.