Lesotho vs Poland: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Lesotho
11.8%
in 2023
Poland
11.7%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
77th
Poland rank
78th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Lesotho
- Poland
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Lesotho ranks 77th and Poland ranks 78th of 195 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.5% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.7% | 0.3% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Lesotho or Poland?
- Lesotho, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Lesotho and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Poland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Poland rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Lesotho ranks 77th and Poland ranks 78th 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.