Barbados vs Finland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Barbados
52.3%
in 2023
Finland
55.2%
in 2022
Barbados rank
105th
Finland rank
103rd
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Barbados
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 55.2% against 52.3% in Barbados, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 105th and Finland ranks 103rd of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 62.7% | 26.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 60.2% | 19.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.9% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 55.0% | 1.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Barbados or Finland?
- Finland, at 55.2% against 52.3% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Barbados and Finland?
- 2.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Finland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Finland rank globally for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Barbados ranks 105th and Finland ranks 103rd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release