Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Private health spending per person

Papua New Guinea
11.38 current international $
in 2023
Vanuatu
16.19 current international $
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Vanuatu rank
190th

Private health spending per person over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
57.51012.515200020112023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 16.19 current international $ against 11.38 current international $ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.81 current international $.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 190th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 4.68 current international $ 9.39 current international $ 4.71 current international $ Vanuatu
2010s 7.86 current international $ 12.46 current international $ 4.6 current international $ Vanuatu
2020s 10.27 current international $ 15.52 current international $ 5.26 current international $ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private health spending per person, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 16.19 current international $ against 11.38 current international $ in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in private health spending per person between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
4.81 current international $, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for private health spending per person?
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 190th 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 Private health spending per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Private health spending per person
Unit
current international $
Source
Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,546 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.