Finland vs Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Finland
11.3%
in 2023
Malta
11.4%
in 2023
Finland rank
65th
Malta rank
63rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Finland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 11.4% against 11.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Finland ranks 65th and Malta ranks 63rd of 116 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 13.0% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 12.6% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.6% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Finland or Malta?
- Malta, at 11.4% against 11.3% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Finland and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Malta rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Finland ranks 65th and Malta ranks 63rd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.