Canada vs Seychelles: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Canada
10.7%
in 2022
Seychelles
10.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
120th
Seychelles rank
118th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Canada
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 10.7% against 10.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 120th and Seychelles ranks 118th of 170 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.2% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 0.6% | 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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Canada and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Seychelles?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Seychelles rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Canada ranks 120th and Seychelles ranks 118th 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.