Kiribati vs Palau: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Kiribati
10.9%
in 2023
Palau
10.9%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
18th
Palau rank
19th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 10.9% against 10.9% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Kiribati ranks 18th and Palau ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.5% | 2.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 10.7% | 1.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 13.4% | 1.7% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Palau?
- Kiribati, at 10.9% against 10.9% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 18th and Palau ranks 19th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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
Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).