Cuba vs Uruguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Cuba
20.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
21.4%
in 2023
Cuba rank
10th
Uruguay rank
7th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 21.4% against 20.0% in Cuba, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 15.6% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 19.3% | 3.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 21.0% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 21.4% against 20.0% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 1.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cuba ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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.