Iceland vs Malta: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Iceland
16.1%
in 2023
Malta
15.9%
in 2023
Iceland rank
31st
Malta rank
34th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.1% against 15.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 0.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 16.1% against 15.9% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Iceland ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th 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.