Namibia vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Namibia
24.4%
in 2023
World
12.3%
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
World rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.4% against 12.3% in World, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 5th of 116 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 15.2% | 8.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 15.0% | 8.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 13.9% | 10.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Namibia or World?
- Namibia, at 24.4% against 12.3% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Namibia and World?
- 12.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 5th 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.