Canada vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Canada
10.7%
in 2022
Portugal
10.4%
in 2022
Canada rank
120th
Portugal rank
123rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10.7% against 10.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 123rd of 170 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.5% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 10.7% against 10.4% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Canada and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Canada ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 123rd 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.