Brazil vs Saint Lucia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Brazil
12.9%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
12.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
78th
Saint Lucia rank
80th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Brazil
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.9% against 12.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 170 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 18.3% | 6.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 15.0% | 0.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 15.3% | 2.2% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Brazil or Saint Lucia?
- Brazil, at 12.9% against 12.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Brazil and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saint Lucia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Saint Lucia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Brazil ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 80th 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.