Japan vs San Marino: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Japan
23.3%
in 2023
San Marino
26.2%
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
San Marino rank
1st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Japan
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 26.2% against 23.3% in Japan, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes San Marino's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was San Marino ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and San Marino in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 19.8% | 2.7% | San Marino |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 28.1% | 5.3% | San Marino |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 2.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Japan or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 26.2% against 23.3% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Japan and San Marino?
- 2.9%, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and San Marino?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and San Marino rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Japan ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 1st 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.