Countries with Universal Healthcare

Last updated September 18, 2024

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Universal Healthcare PresentQuestion Mark
AlbaniaAlbaniaYes
AlgeriaAlgeriaYes
ArgentinaArgentinaYes
AustraliaAustraliaYes
AustriaAustriaYes
BahamasBahamasYes
BelgiumBelgiumYes
BhutanBhutanYes
BotswanaBotswanaYes
BrazilBrazilYes
BulgariaBulgariaYes
Burkina FasoBurkina FasoYes
CanadaCanadaYes
ChileChileYes
ChinaChinaYes
ColombiaColombiaYes
Costa RicaCosta RicaYes
CroatiaCroatiaYes
CubaCubaYes
Czech RepublicCzech RepublicYes
DenmarkDenmarkYes
EgyptEgyptYes
FinlandFinlandYes
FranceFranceYes
GeorgiaGeorgiaYes
GermanyGermanyYes
GhanaGhanaYes
GreeceGreeceYes
Hong KongHong KongYes
IcelandIcelandYes
IndiaIndiaYes
IndonesiaIndonesiaYes
IrelandIrelandYes
IsraelIsraelYes
ItalyItalyYes
JapanJapanYes
KuwaitKuwaitYes
LiechtensteinLiechtensteinYes
LuxembourgLuxembourgYes
MacauMacauYes
MalaysiaMalaysiaYes
MaldivesMaldivesYes
MauritiusMauritiusYes
MexicoMexicoYes
MoroccoMoroccoYes
NetherlandsNetherlandsYes
New ZealandNew ZealandYes
North KoreaNorth KoreaYes
NorwayNorwayYes
PakistanPakistanYes
PeruPeruYes
PhilippinesPhilippinesYes
PortugalPortugalYes
RomaniaRomaniaYes
RussiaRussiaYes
RwandaRwandaYes
SerbiaSerbiaYes
SeychellesSeychellesYes
SingaporeSingaporeYes
South AfricaSouth AfricaYes
South KoreaSouth KoreaYes
SpainSpainYes
Sri LankaSri LankaYes
SurinameSurinameYes
SwedenSwedenYes
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandYes
TaiwanTaiwanYes
ThailandThailandYes
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoYes
TunisiaTunisiaYes
TurkeyTurkeyYes
United KingdomUnited KingdomYes

Universal Healthcare—An Unfolding Global Reality

Universal healthcare, been a topic of profound significance globally. Ensuring all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship is seen as fundamental to achieving health equity. Universal healthcare encompasses a wide array of health services, including health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. A noteworthy range of global regions have embraced universal healthcare. Broadly, these countries appear to span every continent, revealing a diverse representation of economies and political structures. However, the specifics of implementation, funding mechanisms, and extent of care coverage can vastly differ among countries.

Highlighting some patterns and key data points:

  • Universal healthcare extends beyond high-income countries. While countries with strong economies like Norway, Denmark, Austria, France, and Canada implement universal healthcare, we also see it present in middle-income countries like Albania and Egypt and even low-income countries like Bhutan.
  • Geographic diversity is evident in the global embrace of universal healthcare. From the European countries of Czech Republic and Belgium to African nations like South Africa and Ghana, from Asian territories like India and Pakistan to the Americas' countries including Mexico and Brazil, universal healthcare appears to span across almost all regions globally.
  • The presence of universal healthcare in countries with distinct political systems doesn't escape notice. Countries like South Korea, with its democratic governance, coexist on this list with communist-led countries like Cuba and China, and monarchies like Morocco and Kuwait.
  • Finally, regardless of the vast differences of healthcare delivery models—from state-run systems like the UK, mixed public-private systems like Canada and France, to predominantly insurance-based mechanisms as in Germany and Taiwan—universal healthcare remains a shared pursuit.

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Australia

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Botswana

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Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Czech Republic

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Hong Kong

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Indonesia

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Liechtenstein

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Luxembourg

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mauritius

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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North Korea

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Portugal

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Seychelles

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Singapore

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Sri Lanka

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Suriname

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Switzerland

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Thailand

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United Kingdom

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Region ↕Universal Healthcare Present↕
Albania iconAlbaniaYes
Algeria iconAlgeriaYes
Argentina iconArgentinaYes
Australia iconAustraliaYes
Austria iconAustriaYes
Bahamas iconBahamasYes
Belgium iconBelgiumYes
Bhutan iconBhutanYes
Botswana iconBotswanaYes
Brazil iconBrazilYes
Bulgaria iconBulgariaYes
Burkina Faso iconBurkina FasoYes
Canada iconCanadaYes
Chile iconChileYes
China iconChinaYes
Colombia iconColombiaYes
Costa Rica iconCosta RicaYes
Croatia iconCroatiaYes
Cuba iconCubaYes
Czech Republic iconCzech RepublicYes
Denmark iconDenmarkYes
Egypt iconEgyptYes
Finland iconFinlandYes
France iconFranceYes
Georgia iconGeorgiaYes
Germany iconGermanyYes
Ghana iconGhanaYes
Greece iconGreeceYes
Hong Kong iconHong KongYes
Iceland iconIcelandYes
India iconIndiaYes
Indonesia iconIndonesiaYes
Ireland iconIrelandYes
Israel iconIsraelYes
Italy iconItalyYes
Japan iconJapanYes
Kuwait iconKuwaitYes
Liechtenstein iconLiechtensteinYes
Luxembourg iconLuxembourgYes
Macau iconMacauYes
Malaysia iconMalaysiaYes
Maldives iconMaldivesYes
Mauritius iconMauritiusYes
Mexico iconMexicoYes
Morocco iconMoroccoYes
Netherlands iconNetherlandsYes
New Zealand iconNew ZealandYes
North Korea iconNorth KoreaYes
Norway iconNorwayYes
Pakistan iconPakistanYes
Peru iconPeruYes
Philippines iconPhilippinesYes
Portugal iconPortugalYes
Romania iconRomaniaYes
Russia iconRussiaYes
Rwanda iconRwandaYes
Serbia iconSerbiaYes
Seychelles iconSeychellesYes
Singapore iconSingaporeYes
South Africa iconSouth AfricaYes
South Korea iconSouth KoreaYes
Spain iconSpainYes
Sri Lanka iconSri LankaYes
Suriname iconSurinameYes
Sweden iconSwedenYes
Switzerland iconSwitzerlandYes
Taiwan iconTaiwanYes
Thailand iconThailandYes
Trinidad and Tobago iconTrinidad and TobagoYes
Tunisia iconTunisiaYes
Turkey iconTurkeyYes
United Kingdom iconUnited KingdomYes
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