Japan vs Netherlands: Public health expenditure share gdp
Japan
8.66
in 2025
Netherlands
8.47
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Netherlands rank
9th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.66 against 8.47 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.07 | 0 | 0.07 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.28 | 2.38 | 0.1014 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 4.24 | 0.739 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4.42 | 4.84 | 0.4243 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.83 | 5.34 | 0.511 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.14 | 6.67 | 0.5343 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.69 | 8.33 | 0.3569 | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.39 | 8.69 | 0.7018 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 8.66 against 8.47 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.19, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.