El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare over time
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 402.04 current international $ against 381.98 current international $ in El Salvador, a difference of 20.06 current international $.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 84th of 193 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 187.98 current international $ | 215.96 current international $ | 27.99 current international $ | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 252.68 current international $ | 321.77 current international $ | 69.09 current international $ | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 327.16 current international $ | 371.57 current international $ | 44.41 current international $ | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 402.04 current international $ against 381.98 current international $ in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare between El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 20.06 current international $, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 84th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Out-of-pocket spending is defined as direct payments made by individuals to health care providers at the time of service use. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.