Canada vs United States of America: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Canada
21.9%
in 2024
United States of America
25.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 25.9% against 21.9% in Canada, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 23.1% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 24.4% | 3.1% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 25.9% against 21.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Canada and United States of America?
- 4.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st 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.