Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Cameroon
0.7%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.8%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
181st
Sierra Leone rank
178th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare 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
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.