El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
El Salvador
15.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.0% against 15.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 8.2% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 16.3% | 4.5% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.0% against 15.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd 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.