Country rankings

Health Care Costs by Country

United States has the highest Per Capita Healthcare Costs in 2022 ($12,434), followed by Switzerland ($10,963) and Norway ($8,693). Somalia has the lowest ($15).

Per Capita Healthcare CostsBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
190 of 235 countries

Per Capita Healthcare Costs, 2022

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 190 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$418
Middle half $92 – $1,364
Average
$1,313
190 countries
Lowest (best)
$15
Somalia
Highest (worst)
$12,434
United States

Over time · 2018–2023

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Somalia
  • Madagascar
  • DR Congo
  • Burundi
  • Niger

Data

Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.

190 countries · # = rank by Per Capita Healthcare Costs
#
1Somalia$15
2Madagascar$16
3DR Congo$24
4Burundi$25
5Niger$27
6Ethiopia$27
7Eritrea$27
8Gambia$29
9Mali$30
10Sudan$32
11Benin$34
12Syria$34
13Tanzania$36
14Yemen$38
15Pakistan$39
16Sierra Leone$39
17Malawi$40
18Chad$40
19Laos$41
20Uganda$44
21Central African Republic$48
22South Sudan$49
23Mozambique$49
24Republic of the Congo$51
25Haiti$52
26Togo$54
27Guinea$55
28Burkina Faso$57
29Myanmar$58
30Bangladesh$61
31Senegal$64
32Guinea-Bissau$66
33Zimbabwe$71
34Cameroon$72
35Zambia$76
36Rwanda$77
37Tajikistan$79
38India$80
39Afghanistan$81
40Papua New Guinea$81
41Djibouti$82
42Ghana$82
43Kyrgyzstan$86
44Ivory Coast$86
45Nepal$88
46Mauritania$90
47Kenya$90
48Nigeria$91
49Solomon Islands$97
50Liberia$100
51Angola$101
52Cambodia$110
53Comoros$123
54Indonesia$127
55Lesotho$134
56Vanuatu$135
57Sri Lanka$146
58Bhutan$154
59Uzbekistan$169
60Egypt$171
61Timor-Leste$175
62Algeria$180
63Sao Tome and Principe$180
64Philippines$183
65Vietnam$189
66Equatorial Guinea$190
67Morocco$199
68Nicaragua$208
69Venezuela$209
70Fiji$217
71Kiribati$218
72Samoa$236
73Iran$238
74Gabon$247
75Honduras$251
76Iraq$255
77Tunisia$266
78Libya$278
79Eswatini$284
80Cape Verde$286
81Jordan$295
82Belize$297
83Azerbaijan$304
84Bolivia$307
85Suriname$344
86Palestine$351
87Thailand$370
88Tonga$378
89Turkey$386
90Lebanon$392
91Guatemala$396
92Micronesia$397
93Moldova$398
94Namibia$406
95Albania$414
96Kazakhstan$421
97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$435
98Peru$446
99Mongolia$448
100Malaysia$458
101Dominican Republic$462
102Jamaica$468
103Georgia$478
104Botswana$478
105Paraguay$480
106Ecuador$493
107El Salvador$501
108Colombia$506
109Grenada$521
110Belarus$529
111Guyana$532
112North Macedonia$562
113South Africa$570
114Dominica$574
115Turkmenistan$579
116Mauritius$591
117Saint Lucia$645
118Mexico$651
119Brunei$666
120Bosnia and Herzegovina$667
121China$672
122Armenia$675
123Seychelles$695
124Oman$707
125Marshall Islands$758
126Brazil$849
127Romania$902
128Serbia$903
129Costa Rica$979
130Bulgaria$1,011
131Russia$1,078
132Tuvalu$1,085
133Antigua and Barbuda$1,085
134Montenegro$1,107
135Bahrain$1,111
136Maldives$1,151
137Saint Kitts and Nevis$1,160
138Poland$1,193
139Hungary$1,224
140Trinidad and Tobago$1,292
141Barbados$1,302
142Croatia$1,344
143Argentina$1,371
144Panama$1,472
145Chile$1,547
146Saudi Arabia$1,593
147Slovakia$1,642
148Latvia$1,642
149Kuwait$1,700
150Greece$1,768
151Qatar$1,782
152Lithuania$1,830
153Uruguay$1,851
154Palau$1,979
155Estonia$1,999
156Nauru$2,264
157United Arab Emirates$2,315
158Bahamas$2,341
159Czechia$2,431
160Portugal$2,581
161Slovenia$2,738
162Cyprus$2,864
163Spain$2,911
164South Korea$3,050
165Italy$3,135
166Andorra$3,192
167Malta$3,353
168San Marino$3,875
169Japan$3,889
170Israel$4,224
171Singapore$4,321
172New Zealand$4,804
173France$4,865
174Finland$4,902
175United Kingdom$5,036
176Belgium$5,405
177Netherlands$5,796
178Austria$5,852
179Sweden$5,943
180Germany$6,182
181Canada$6,255
182Ireland$6,448
183Denmark$6,456
184Australia$6,731
185Iceland$6,852
186Luxembourg$7,023
187Monaco$7,656
188Norway$8,693
189Switzerland$10,963
190United States$12,434

What correlates with Per Capita Healthcare Costs (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,419 other country metrics sharing at least 114 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Per Capita Healthcare Costs tend to score higher on these

  1. Consumer Spending per CapitaConsumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 138
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  2. Mean WealthWealth per Adult by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 160
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  3. Wealth per AdultAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 164
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  4. GNI per Capita AtlasGNI per Capita by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 143
    Plot
  5. GDP per Capita - World BankGDP per Capita by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 175
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  6. GDP per Capita - IMFGDP per Capita by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 182
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Per Capita Healthcare Costs tend to score lower on these

  1. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 133
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  2. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot
  3. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 141
    Plot
  4. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 140
    Plot
  5. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  6. Fragile States Index
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 176
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Per Capita Healthcare Costs?
United States has the highest Per Capita Healthcare Costs in 2022, at $12,434, followed by Switzerland ($10,963) and Norway ($8,693).
Which country has the lowest Per Capita Healthcare Costs?
Somalia has the lowest Per Capita Healthcare Costs in 2022, at $15.
What is the median Per Capita Healthcare Costs across countries?
The median is $418 across the 190 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this health care costs by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) - World Bank; Health Spending - OECD.

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