Japan vs United Kingdom: Public health expenditure share gdp
Japan
8.66
in 2025
United Kingdom
9.23
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
5th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 9.23 against 8.66 in Japan, a difference of 0.57.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.09 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.1 | 0.29 | 0.19 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.32 | 0.22 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0.56 | 0.46 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.12 | 0.64 | 0.52 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 2.28 | 3.12 | 0.8423 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 4 | 0.5038 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 4.42 | 4.48 | 0.0648 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 4.83 | 4.89 | 0.0561 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 6.14 | 6.57 | 0.4331 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 8.69 | 7.8 | 0.8895 | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.39 | 9.28 | 0.1143 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 9.23 against 8.66 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.57, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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.