Bhutan vs Cabo Verde: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
Cabo Verde
13.4%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Cabo Verde rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- Cabo Verde
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 13.4% in Cabo Verde, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.7 times Cabo Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cabo Verde ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Cabo Verde ranks 7th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Cabo Verde in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cabo Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 18.3% | 2.8% | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 2.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.2% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bhutan or Cabo Verde?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 13.4% in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and Cabo Verde?
- 8.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cabo Verde?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Cabo Verde rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Cabo Verde ranks 7th 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.