Gambia vs Mauritius: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Gambia
14.2%
in 2025
Mauritius
14.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
59th
Mauritius rank
60th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Gambia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 14.2% against 14.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Gambia ranks 59th and Mauritius ranks 60th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 14.8% | 5.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 17.7% | 4.2% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 1.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Gambia or Mauritius?
- Gambia, at 14.2% against 14.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Gambia and Mauritius?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritius rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Gambia ranks 59th and Mauritius ranks 60th 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.