Sweden vs Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Sweden
14.3%
in 2024
Zambia
14.6%
in 2024
Sweden rank
42nd
Zambia rank
39th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Sweden
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zambia ahead.
Sweden ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 39th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 16.9% | 3.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 11.8% | 2.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Sweden or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Sweden and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 39th 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.