Czechia vs United States of America: Share of population with very large health spending

Czechia
0.8%
in 2019
United States of America
0.9%
in 2021
Czechia rank
43rd
United States of America rank
42nd

Share of population with very large health spending over time

  • Czechia
  • United States of America
00.250.50.751199620082021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Czechia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Czechia ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 42nd of 63 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% United States of America
2000s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% United States of America
2010s 0.2% 0.8% 0.5% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with very large health spending, Czechia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Czechia as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of population with very large health spending between Czechia and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Czechia and United States of America rank globally for share of population with very large health spending?
Czechia ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 42nd of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with very large health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population with very large health spending
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 733 data points, 1985–2021
Last refreshed

Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 25%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).