Denmark vs Tuvalu: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Denmark
16.9%
in 2023
Tuvalu
17.5%
in 2023
Denmark rank
24th
Tuvalu rank
21st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Denmark
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 17.5% against 16.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Tuvalu ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 3.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.7% | 2.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 3.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Denmark or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 17.5% against 16.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Denmark and Tuvalu?
- 0.6%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Tuvalu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Tuvalu rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Denmark ranks 24th and Tuvalu ranks 21st 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.