Bahrain vs Greece: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Bahrain
8.5%
in 2023
Greece
8.6%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
124th
Greece rank
121st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Bahrain
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 8.6% against 8.5% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 124th and Greece ranks 121st of 195 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.0% | 1.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 9.4% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Bahrain or Greece?
- Greece, at 8.6% against 8.5% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Bahrain and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Greece rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bahrain ranks 124th and Greece ranks 121st 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.