Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Mexico
9.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
9.5%
in 2023
Mexico rank
109th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 195 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.0% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.5% | 3.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.1% | 3.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mexico ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th 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.