North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors

North Korea
5.60 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
Sri Lanka
6.30 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
North Korea rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
88th

Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors over time

  • North Korea
  • Sri Lanka
020.0M40.0M60.0M201020172024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6.30 million millions of constant united states dollars against 5.60 million millions of constant united states dollars in North Korea, a difference of 700,000 millions of constant united states dollars.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 145 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 23.98 million millions of constant united states dollars 24.38 million millions of constant united states dollars 399,000 millions of constant united states dollars Sri Lanka
2020s 5.32 million millions of constant united states dollars 15.13 million millions of constant united states dollars 9.81 million millions of constant united states dollars Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6.30 million millions of constant united states dollars against 5.60 million millions of constant united states dollars in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
700,000 millions of constant united states dollars, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors?
North Korea ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,120 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).