Japan vs Marshall Islands: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Japan
9.1%
in 2023
Marshall Islands
10.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Marshall Islands rank
3rd
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 10.1% against 9.1% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 6.6% | 3.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Japan or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 10.1% against 9.1% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Japan and Marshall Islands?
- 1.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Marshall Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Marshall Islands rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 3rd 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.