Latvia vs Maldives: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Latvia
14.0%
in 2023
Maldives
14.2%
in 2011
Latvia rank
45th
Maldives rank
44th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Latvia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14.2% against 14.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Latvia ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 44th of 129 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 17.7% | 2.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 15.0% | 1.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Latvia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14.2% against 14.0% in Latvia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Latvia and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Latvia ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 44th of 129 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.