United States of America vs Uruguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending
United States of America
23.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
21.4%
in 2023
United States of America rank
4th
Uruguay rank
7th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 23.0% against 21.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
United States of America ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 195 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 15.6% | 2.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.3% | 1.9% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.0% | 1.6% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, United States of America or Uruguay?
- United States of America, at 23.0% against 21.4% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 1.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- United States of America ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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.