CapitalBrasiliaPopulation207 652 865GDP$ 2 200 billionSize8 515 770 km2CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Health care systemEvery employee working in Brazil is subject to the local social security scheme (INSS). The SUS (Sistema Unico de Saude) provides free and universal access to public health services, in contracted public or private hospitals. Health care is free in state hospitals. For…
CapitalRabatPopulation35,2 millionGDP$ 118 billionSize446 550 km2CurrencyMoroccan dirham (MAD)Health care systemThe Moroccan social security scheme covers all employees of the public and private sector. It ensures protection against the risk of illness and disability, old age, survival, death and unemployment. The Social Security National Fund has regional directions managing the scheme and providing the whole range…
CapitalCanberraPopulation24 millionGDP$ 1 482 billionSize7 741 220 km2CurrencyAustralian dollar (AUD)Health care systemIn Australia Medicare is equivalent to the French social security. Only Australian citizens and permanent residents are entitled to it. Medicare is a State body that refunds medical fees (general practitioners, some specialist doctors, hospitalization fees…). Panel doctors must apply the rates set by…
CapitalHong KongPopulation7,3 millionGDP$ 344 billionSize1 105 km2CurrencyHong Kong dollars (HKDHealth care systemThe Hong Kong health care system is one the most sophisticated ones in the world. However, this system comes at a particularly high cost. For a foreign citizen, consultation in a public hospital can cost between 300 and 500 Hong Kong dollars, depending on…
CapitalSingaporePopulation5,6 millionGDP$ 316 billionSize719 km2CurrencySingapore dollar (SGD)Health care systemSingapore has one of the best health care systems in the world and is often presented as a benchmark system. Medisave is a mandatory health cover offered to employees in Singapore. Medishield is an optional health cover system similar to Medisave, but it is aimed at financing…
CapitalAbou DhabiPopulation9,2 millionGDP$ 377 billionSize83 600 km2CurrencyUAE dirham (AED)Health care systemThe United Arab Emirates have a well-developed health care system including private and public hospitals, clinics as well as health care centers. At your arrival in the United Arab Emirates, you have to get a health card. Fees for the card amount to 320 dirhams…
CapitalBerlinPopulation82 487 842GDP$ 3 935 billion Size357 380 km2CurrencyEuroHealth care systemRegistration to the legal health insurance scheme isn’t mandatory. Since 2009, employees whose income is less than €400 and more than €48 150 haven’t had an obligation to subscribe to a legal medical coverage. They can choose to join a private institution. When you contribute…
CapitalCopenhaguenPopulation5 728 010GDP$ 306 billionSize42 922 km2CurrencyDanish krone (DKK)Health care systemThe Danish health care system is divided into two sectors – first care and hospitals. Health care in the public system is financed through public funds for all permanent residents in Denmark. For any stay of more than three months for non-European citizens and of…
CapitalStockholmPopulation10 millionGDP$ 595 billionSize447 420 km2CurrencySwedish krona Health care systemThe health and medical care system in Sweden is structured so that everyone can benefit from the treatment they need, including asylum seekers. Protection against high health care costs means that, for a period of 12 months, each patient only pays 1.100 Swedish kroners (SEK) maximum…
CapitalAmsterdamPopulation17 millionGDP$ 891 billionSize41 540 km2CurrencyEuroHealth care systemThe Dutch Medical care system is known to be one of the best in the world, but also one of the most expensive ones. Every resident in the Netherlands must have access to a health insurance. Policyholders have to pay a fixed premium that amounts to around €100…
