Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Bangladesh
2.5%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
191st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
188th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 3.2% against 2.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 191st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 188th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 3.2% against 2.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.7%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bangladesh ranks 191st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 188th 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.