Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Iceland
15.7%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
15.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
45th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 170 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Iceland, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2008.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Iceland ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.