Chile vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Chile
18.4%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
18.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
30th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Chile
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.4% against 18.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.6% | 4.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.1% | 3.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 0.9% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Chile or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Chile, at 18.4% against 18.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Chile and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Chile ranks 30th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 196 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.