Australia vs Cuba: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Australia
21.0%
in 2023
Cuba
20.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Cuba rank
10th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Australia
- Cuba
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.0% against 20.0% in Cuba, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Cuba ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.0% | 3.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.4% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.7% | 0.3% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Australia or Cuba?
- Australia, at 21.0% against 20.0% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Australia and Cuba?
- 1.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Australia ranks 8th and Cuba ranks 10th 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.