Maldives vs Netherlands: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Maldives
15.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
15.6%
in 2023
Maldives rank
38th
Netherlands rank
39th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Maldives
- Netherlands
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 15.6% against 15.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Maldives ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 13.6% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 16.0% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Maldives or Netherlands?
- Maldives, at 15.6% against 15.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Maldives and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Maldives ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 39th 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.