Costa Rica vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
12.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank
12th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Costa Rica
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 12.3% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 14.9% | 14.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 11.9% | 13.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Costa Rica or Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 12.3% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Costa Rica and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- 8.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th 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.