Cuba vs Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Cuba
17.0%
in 2022
Tunisia
17.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
34th
Tunisia rank
32nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Cuba
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 32nd of 170 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 20.4% | 5.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 20.2% | 3.6% | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, 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 Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cuba ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 32nd 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.