Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Uruguay
15.6%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
44th
Uruguay rank
47th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 170 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 8.8% | 8.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Afghanistan, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay as of 2017.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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.