Australia vs Canada: Public health expenditure share gdp
Australia
8.15
in 2025
Canada
8.08
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
13th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.15 against 8.08 in Canada, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 13th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.38 | 0 | 0.38 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.56 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.42 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.07 | 2.42 | 0.3474 | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 4.79 | 1.49 | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.01 | 5.66 | 1.65 | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.62 | 6.23 | 1.62 | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.46 | 6.42 | 0.952 | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 7.5 | 1.01 | Canada |
| 2020s | 7.69 | 8.44 | 0.7497 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 8.15 against 8.08 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Australia and Canada?
- 0.07, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 13th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.