Australia vs Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Australia
20.0%
in 2022
Japan
20.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 19.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 20.2% | 1.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Australia and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Australia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.