Canada vs Nicaragua: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Canada
18.7%
in 2023
Nicaragua
18.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
Nicaragua rank
19th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Canada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.7% against 18.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.3% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Canada or Nicaragua?
- Canada, at 18.7% against 18.3% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Canada and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Canada ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 19th 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.