Nepal vs Somalia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Nepal
3.6%
in 2023
Somalia
4.4%
in 2024
Nepal rank
127th
Somalia rank
126th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Nepal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.4% against 3.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 127th and Somalia ranks 126th of 129 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 3.0% | 4.8% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Nepal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.4% against 3.6% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Nepal and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Somalia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nepal ranks 127th and Somalia ranks 126th 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.