Which has higher health expenditure, private, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 66.8% against 63.3% in Nigeria as of 2011.

What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

3.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Health expenditure, private

Nigeria

63.3%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

66.8%

in 2011

Nigeria rank

14th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

11th

Health expenditure, private over time

Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 66.8% against 63.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.3%	63.1%	12.2%	Nigeria
2000s	69.0%	61.2%	7.8%	Nigeria
2010s	65.9%	65.7%	0.2%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, private, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 66.8% against 63.3% in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for health expenditure, private?: Nigeria ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure)
Unit: % of total health expenditure
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 980 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).