Botswana vs Cabo Verde: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
Cabo Verde
13.4%
in 2024
Botswana rank
10th
Cabo Verde rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Botswana
- Cabo Verde
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 13.4% in Cabo Verde, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Cabo Verde's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and Cabo Verde ranks 7th of 170 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cabo Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 17.1% | 6.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.0% | 6.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 4.4% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Botswana or Cabo Verde?
- Botswana, at 21.5% against 13.4% in Cabo Verde as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Botswana and Cabo Verde?
- 8.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cabo Verde?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Cabo Verde rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 10th 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.