Afghanistan vs Malawi: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Malawi
16.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
44th
Malawi rank
41st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16.0% against 15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 41st of 170 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 16.4% | 1.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 16.0% against 15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 41st of 170 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.