Madagascar vs Vanuatu: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Madagascar
5.5%
in 2023
Vanuatu
5.6%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
160th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Madagascar
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 195 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 6.2% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Madagascar or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Madagascar and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Vanuatu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Vanuatu rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Madagascar ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 160th 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.