Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Lesotho
12.6%
in 2023
Marshall Islands
13.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
9th
Marshall Islands rank
6th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 12.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 9th and Marshall Islands ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 16.0% | 9.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 13.6% | 2.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 12.9% | 1.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 12.6% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 0.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 9th and Marshall Islands ranks 6th 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).