Cuba vs New Zealand: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Cuba
20.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
19.2%
in 2023
Cuba rank
10th
New Zealand rank
13th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Cuba
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 20.0% against 19.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Cuba ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 16.8% | 4.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 17.7% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 1.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Cuba or New Zealand?
- Cuba, at 20.0% against 19.2% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Cuba and New Zealand?
- 0.8%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and New Zealand rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cuba ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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.