Europe and Northern America vs Kiribati: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Europe and Northern America
10.7%
in 2022
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Europe and Northern America rank
20th
Kiribati rank
18th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Europe and Northern America
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 10.7% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.9 times Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Europe and Northern America ranks 20th and Kiribati ranks 18th of 20 groups.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe and Northern America | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 13.4% | 1.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 20.3% | 8.9% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 19.4% | 8.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Europe and Northern America or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 10.7% in Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Europe and Northern America and Kiribati?
- 9.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Northern America and Kiribati?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Europe and Northern America and Kiribati rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 20th and Kiribati ranks 18th of 20 groups.
- 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.