Angola vs Mauritania: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Angola
5.9%
in 2023
Mauritania
5.9%
in 2023
Angola rank
157th
Mauritania rank
156th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.9% against 5.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Angola |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 5.9% against 5.9% in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Angola and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Angola ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.