Naoero vs Palau: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Naoero
12.9%
in 2023
Palau
13.3%
in 2023
Naoero rank
64th
Palau rank
61st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Naoero
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 13.3% against 12.9% in Naoero, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Naoero ahead.
Naoero ranks 64th and Palau ranks 61st of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 8.0% | 12.8% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 13.4% | 3.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 12.4% | 1.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Naoero or Palau?
- Palau, at 13.3% against 12.9% in Naoero as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Naoero and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Naoero and Palau rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Naoero ranks 64th and Palau ranks 61st 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.