Latvia vs Türkiye: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Latvia
9.9%
in 2023
Türkiye
9.8%
in 2023
Latvia rank
99th
Türkiye rank
101st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Latvia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 9.9% against 9.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 99th and Türkiye ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 9.8% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.2% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 1.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Latvia or Türkiye?
- Latvia, at 9.9% against 9.8% in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Latvia and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Türkiye?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Türkiye rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Latvia ranks 99th and Türkiye ranks 101st 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.