🌍 International Comparisons

Compare health, drug policy, education, and criminal justice outcomes across 20+ countries.

🏆 Top Performer

Singapore spends just 4.1% of GDP on health ($3,013/capita) yet achieves a life expectancy of 84.1 years — the highest efficiency among all countries analyzed. The US spends 4× more ($12,555/capita, 17.3% GDP) for a life expectancy of 77.5 years.

Spending vs Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy (years)
Spending per capita (USD PPP)
US Singapore Others

All Countries

Country$/Capita% GDPLife ExpInfant MortSystemUniversal
India$2313.3%70.825.5mixed❌
Thailand$8124.4%78.77.1mixed✅
Cuba$96612.2%784beveridge✅
Costa Rica$1,2857.3%80.37mixed✅
Brazil$1,3219.9%75.312.4mixed❌
Singapore$3,0134.1%84.11.7mixed✅
Israel$3,2667.5%82.62.8mixed✅
Taiwan$3,2956.6%80.94single-payer✅
South Korea$3,9148.4%83.72.7bismarck✅
Japan$4,69110.9%84.81.8bismarck✅
UK$5,13811.3%80.73.4beveridge✅
France$5,56412.1%82.53.2bismarck✅
Australia$5,6279.6%833.1mixed✅
Canada$5,90510.8%81.74.3single-payer✅
Sweden$6,26211.4%83.22.1beveridge✅
Netherlands$6,19010.2%81.53.1bismarck✅
Germany$7,38312.7%80.63.1bismarck✅
Norway$8,09311.4%83.31.8beveridge✅
Switzerland$9,04411.3%83.43.3bismarck✅
United States$12,55517.3%77.55.4private❌