Cook Islands vs Latvia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Cook Islands
10.3%
in 2023
Latvia
9.9%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
96th
Latvia rank
99th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Cook Islands
- Latvia
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 10.3% against 9.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 96th and Latvia ranks 99th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 1.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 11.6% | 1.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Cook Islands or Latvia?
- Cook Islands, at 10.3% against 9.9% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Cook Islands and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Latvia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cook Islands ranks 96th and Latvia ranks 99th 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.