Czechia vs Iceland: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
7.6%
in 2025
Iceland
7.7%
in 2025
Czechia rank
19th
Iceland rank
18th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Czechia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Czechia ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 18th of 59 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.4% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.2% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.7% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 18th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.