Panama vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Panama
16.6%
in 2021
Samoa
15.8%
in 2023
Panama rank
22nd
Samoa rank
24th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.6% against 15.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th of 116 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.6% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 0.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at 16.6% against 15.8% in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Panama ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th 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.