Eritrea vs Myanmar: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Eritrea
2.4%
in 2023
Myanmar
2.3%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
192nd
Myanmar rank
193rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Eritrea
- Myanmar
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 192nd and Myanmar ranks 193rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Eritrea or Myanmar?
- Eritrea, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Eritrea and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Myanmar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Myanmar rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd and Myanmar ranks 193rd 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.