What is the difference in health expenditure between Namibia and Sierra Leone?

108.46 million current US$, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Health expenditure

Namibia

668.64 million current US$

in 2011

Sierra Leone

560.19 million current US$

in 2011

Namibia rank

26th

Sierra Leone rank

28th

Health expenditure over time

Namibia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 668.64 million current US$ against 560.19 million current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 108.46 million current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 52 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	232.58 million current US$	121.91 million current US$	110.68 million current US$	Namibia
2000s	435.77 million current US$	270.55 million current US$	165.22 million current US$	Namibia
2010s	640.51 million current US$	543.72 million current US$	96.79 million current US$	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, Namibia or Sierra Leone?: Namibia, at 668.64 million current US$ against 560.19 million current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure between Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 108.46 million current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for health expenditure?: Namibia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Health expenditure (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 967 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).