Portugal vs Samoa: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Portugal
14.6%
in 2023
Samoa
14.6%
in 2023
Portugal rank
52nd
Samoa rank
49th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Portugal
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.6% against 14.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.3% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.6% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Portugal or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 14.6% against 14.6% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Portugal and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Samoa rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Portugal ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 49th 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.