Costa Rica vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Costa Rica
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.7 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 170 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 8.8% | 13.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 7.4% | 17.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 7.2% | 23.4% | 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 Timor-Leste?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Costa Rica and Timor-Leste?
- 16.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Timor-Leste?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th 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.