Canada vs Costa Rica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Canada
21.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
6th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 21.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 3.5% | 18.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 16.4% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.6% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 21.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 1.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Canada ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 6th 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.