El Salvador vs Iceland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
El Salvador
15.9%
in 2025
Iceland
15.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
53rd
Iceland rank
55th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.9% against 15.7% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 16.1% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 16.3% | 5.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, El Salvador or Iceland?
- El Salvador, at 15.9% against 15.7% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 55th 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.