China vs Cook Islands: Health spending as a share of total government spending
China
10.4%
in 2023
Cook Islands
10.3%
in 2023
China rank
95th
Cook Islands rank
96th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- China
- Cook Islands
How they compare
China currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
China ranks 95th and Cook Islands ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Cook Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 9.8% | 2.7% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 0.7% | China |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.2% | 0.7% | 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, China or Cook Islands?
- China, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between China and Cook Islands?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cook Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Cook Islands rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- China ranks 95th 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.