What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?

0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Republic of Korea

4.9%

in 2024

Russian Federation

4.9%

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

54th

Russian Federation rank

53rd

Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Republic of Korea
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 4.9% against 4.9% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Russian Federation ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.4%	3.0%	0.6%	Russian Federation
2010s	3.6%	3.1%	0.4%	Republic of Korea
2020s	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 4.9% against 4.9% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?: 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Russian Federation ranks 53rd 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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Indicator: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.