Bahamas vs Palau: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Bahamas
13.5%
in 2023
Palau
13.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
60th
Palau rank
61st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Bahamas
- Palau
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 13.5% against 13.3% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 60th and Palau ranks 61st of 195 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.0% | 5.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 1.7% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Bahamas or Palau?
- Bahamas, at 13.5% against 13.3% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Bahamas and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Palau rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bahamas ranks 60th and Palau ranks 61st 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.