Cuba vs Guatemala: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Cuba
17.0%
in 2022
Guatemala
17.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
34th
Guatemala rank
33rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Cuba
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 170 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 22.7% | 7.8% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 22.2% | 5.7% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Cuba or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Cuba and Guatemala?
- 0.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cuba ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 33rd 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.