Bhutan vs Cook Islands: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Bhutan
10.2%
in 2023
Cook Islands
10.3%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
97th
Cook Islands rank
96th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Bhutan
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 10.3% against 10.2% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Cook Islands ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 9.8% | 2.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 10.2% | 1.9% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Bhutan or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 10.3% against 10.2% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Bhutan and Cook Islands?
- 0.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cook Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cook Islands rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Cook Islands ranks 96th 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.