Japan vs Sweden: Public health expenditure share gdp
Japan
8.66
in 2025
Sweden
9.34
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.34 against 8.66 in Japan, a difference of 0.68.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 59 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.09 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.09 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1 | 0.19 | 0.09 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.31 | 0.21 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.15 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.12 | 0.89 | 0.77 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.28 | 3.31 | 1.03 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 5.74 | 2.24 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.42 | 6.73 | 2.31 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.83 | 6.22 | 1.39 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.14 | 6.69 | 0.5588 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.69 | 8.98 | 0.2859 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.39 | 9.6 | 0.2067 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.34 against 8.66 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.68, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th 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.