Kiribati vs Norway: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Kiribati
8.6%
in 2023
Norway
8.1%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
9th
Norway rank
12th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Norway
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Norway?
- Kiribati, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Norway rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th 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.