Benin vs Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Benin
18.0%
in 2025
Madagascar
18.0%
in 2019
Benin rank
27th
Madagascar rank
28th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 18.0% against 18.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Benin ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 170 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 18.3% | 2.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 18.0% against 18.0% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Benin and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Benin ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th 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.