Seychelles vs Saint Lucia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Seychelles
9.6%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
9.8%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
103rd
Saint Lucia rank
100th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Seychelles ranks 103rd and Saint Lucia ranks 100th of 195 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 0.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 1.4% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Seychelles or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Lucia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd and Saint Lucia ranks 100th 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.