Egypt vs Mauritania: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
1.6%
in 2023
Mauritania
1.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
144th
Mauritania rank
146th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 146th of 193 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 146th 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.