Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Lebanon
5.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.8%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
124th
Papua New Guinea rank
121st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Lebanon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.8% against 5.3% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lebanon ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 14.2% | 6.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.8% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 5.5% | 3.7% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.8% against 5.3% in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lebanon ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st 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.