Mauritania vs Niger: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Mauritania
5.9%
in 2023
Niger
6.2%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
156th
Niger rank
154th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 156th and Niger ranks 154th of 195 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 9.2% | 5.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 8.1% | 2.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.2% against 5.9% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Niger ranks 154th 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.