Cook Islands vs Qatar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Cook Islands
9.2%
in 2025
Qatar
9.3%
in 2020
Cook Islands rank
139th
Qatar rank
138th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Cook Islands
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 138th of 170 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 11.4% | 1.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 9.3% | 1.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Cook Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Cook Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Cook Islands and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Qatar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Cook Islands and Qatar rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cook Islands ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 138th 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.